World War I
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Fallen

Hull, ND

County:
Emmons

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Headquarters Company, 362nd Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action, on Sept. 29, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 17, 1921, and buried at Hull, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1391 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Emmons county. Born, Hull, N. Dak., Sept. 16, 1895, of Dutch-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Linton on May 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 17th Company, 5th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 20, 1918; Headquarters Company, 362nd Infantry, to death. Overseas from July 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Aubreville (Lorraine).