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William Whalen - Fallen

WWI
Leeds, ND
County: Benson
World War I - Fallen
Date of Loss: January 16, 1918 / Age: 29
Branch of Service: Army
Company/Division: 164th Field Hospital, 116th Sanitary Train

Died of pneumonia, on Jan. 16, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Dec. 28, 1920, and buried at Leeds, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3442 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Registered Benson county. Born, York, D. T., Sept. 23, 1888, of Canadian parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company G, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Rolla, on Aug. 20, 1917. Served in Company G, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (164th Field Hospital, 116th Sanitary Train), to death. Overseas from Dec. 11, 1917, to death.