Albert Gessweine

Silhouette of two soldiers walking with helmets, rifles, and heavy packs against a cloudy sky.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Bowden, ND


County:
Wells

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Headquarters Company, 137th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of heart disease on Oct. 28, 1918.

Buried, Grave 174, Row 2, Block D, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle. Remains returned to U. S. April 18, 1922, and buried in Grave 4378, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1039 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Wells county. Born, Seicrave, Poland, Aug. 8, 1893. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Fessenden on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company F, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Headquarters Company, 137th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).