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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Lakeview, MI


County:
Golden Valley

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A, 115th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died at US Base Hospital No. 69, Army Postoffice No. 939, Savenay, France, March 20, 1919.

Remains returned to U. S. Oct. 6, 1920, and buried at Winfield Cemetery, Lakeview, Mich.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3074 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Golden Valley county. Born, Ionia, Mich., Oct. 12, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Beach on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company C, 18th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 22, 1918; 15th Company, Provisional Battalion, 138th Infantry, to May 22, 1918; Company A, 115th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace).