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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Chanute, KS


County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Cpl.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Battery A, 40th Field Artillery
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.

Buried at Chanute, Kans.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 527 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Cass county. Born, Paisley, Ont., Sept. 19, 1891. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - salesman. Inducted at Fargo on July 23, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 19th Company, 5th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 18, 1918; Battery A, 40th Field Artillery, to death. Grade: Corporal, Sept. 13, 1918.