William A. Fry

World War I
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Fallen

Stampede, ND

County:
Divide

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company E, 164th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action at Chateau-Thierry, France, on July 19, 1918.

Buried, Grave 11, Row 13, Block D, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 2, page 994 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, over age. Born, Lexington, Ky., June 5, 1868, of American parents. Occupation - drayman. Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Crosby, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 15, 1917; Company E, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company L, 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Feb. 16, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).