Alfred B. Larsen

St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial with rows of white crosses on a green lawn, two American flags, and a white memorial building in the background.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Cooperstown


County:
Griggs

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company M, 138th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on Dec. 13, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 22, Row 18, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiacourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 1812 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Griggs county. Born, Nyker, Denmark, May 6, 1893. Declarant citizen. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Cooperstown on May 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company B, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company No. 2, Provisional Battalion, 138th Infantry, American Rest Camp, Winchester, England, to May 18, 1918; Company M, 138th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).