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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Fergus Falls, MN


County:
Burleigh

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Stable Sgt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    238th Company, Military Police Corps
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Merritt, N. J., on June 26, 1919.

Buried at Fergus Falls, Minn.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1166 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Burleigh county. Born, Fergus Falls, Minn., June 5, 1886, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Bismarck on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Battery F, 338th Field Artillery, to Dec. 2, 1918; 238th Company, Military Police Corps, to death. Grades: Corporal, Nov. 3, 1917; Sergeant, Dec. 13, 1917; Stable Sergeant, Dec. 22, 1917; Sergeant, Dec. 14, 1918; Stable Sergeant, Dec. 19, 1918. Overseas from Aug. 18, 1918, to June 19, 1919.