World War I (WWI)
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Fallen
Portland, ND
Circumstances:
Killed in action on Oct. 8, 1918.
Buried in Grave 24, Row 26, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 937 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Steele county. Born, Portland, N. Dak., Dec. 14, 1891, of American-Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Sherbrooke on Sept. 21, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company L, 352nd Infantry, to April 1, 1918; Company G, 327th Infantry, to death. Grades: Bugler, Nov. 30, 1917; Private, April 1, 1918; Bugler, May 19, 1918. Overseas fro April 25, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Lucey and Marbache (Lorraine).