Alf Mauritz Hovind

Vintage oval portrait of Private Alf M. Hovind from Carbury, North Dakota.

World War I (WWI)
-
Fallen

Carbury, ND


County:
Bottineau

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    20th Engineer Regiment
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at Bordeaux, France, on Sept. 11, 1918.

Buried, Grave 21, Row 1, Block A, Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Seine, France.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1426 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Bottineau county. Born, Trondhjem, Norway, June 19, 1892. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - student. Inducted at Bottineau on Sept. 18, 1917; Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 5th Company, 338th Machine Gun Battalion, to Nov. 24, 1917; Company F, 4th Battalion, 20th Engineers, to death. Overseas from Jan. 4, 1918, to death.