Basil Skraba

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Stark

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company F, 164th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action on July 18, 1918.

Grave unlocated.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2984 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Stark county. Born, Cheronowitz, Austria, Jan. 26, 1895. Declarant citizen. Occupation - assistant bank cashier. Enlisted in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fort Lincoln, on Aug. 28, 1917. Served in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company F, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, March 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Wounded, slightly, June 9, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).