Anton H. Ecker

The memorial chapel at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery showing aligned headstones and tree-lined walkways.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

New Ulm, MN


County:
Walsh

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Cpl.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company C, 164th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on Oct. 6, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 28, Row 30, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 788 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, over age. Born, New Ulm, Minn., Feb., 1886, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on July 23, 1917. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company E, 18th Infantry, to death. Grade: Corporal, (date not given). Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).