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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Hatton, ND


County:
Grand Forks

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Machine Gun Company, 351st Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 1, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried at Hatton, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Grand Forks and Traill counties.

Information found in Volume 2, page 1223 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Grand Forks county. Born, Hatton, N. Dak., July 21, 1894, of Norwegian-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Grand Forks on June 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Machine Gun Company, 352nd Infantry, to July 18, 1918; 6th Company, 2nd Training Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 27, 1918; Machine Gun Company, 351st Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 15, 1918, to death.