World War I (WWI)
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Fallen
Fallen
Nekoma, ND
County:
Cavalier
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Apprentice Seaman
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill.
Circumstances:
Died at Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., on Oct. 4, 1918.
Buried, Nekoma, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 1952 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, under age. Born, Nekoma, N. Dak., Dec. 3, 1900, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - butcher. Enlisted in the Navy at Grand Forks on July 12, 1918. Served at Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., to death. Grade: Apprentice Seaman, 84 days.