World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Vail, IA
County:
Stutsman
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
18th Company, 5th Regiment
Circumstances:
Killed in action, June 12, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 714 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Stutsman county. Born, Vail, Iowa, March 14, 1895. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at Fargo on Aug. 6, 1917. Sent to Parris Island, S. C. Served in 34th Company, Quantico, Va., from Jan. 8, 1918, to Feb., 1918; Arrived in Fance, Feb 25, 1918; 18th Company, 5th Regiment, from March 29, 1918, to death. Engagements: Toulon Sector; Aisne Defensive; Chateau-Thierry.