Carl Melvin Askin

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

LaMoure, ND


County:
LaMoure

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company I, 348th Infantry
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    348th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Pike, Ark., on Jan. 16, 1918.

Buried at LaMoure, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 122 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered LaMoure county. Born, Litchville, N. Dak., Dec. 11, 1895, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at LaMoure on Sept. 20, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company L, 352nd Infantry, to (date not given); Company I, 348th Infantry, to death.