World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Prosper, ND
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
59th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division
Circumstances:
Died on Aug. 15, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 27, Row 44, Block A, 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 938 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Cass county. Born, Fletcher, Ill., Oct. 27, 1893, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fargo on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Supply Company, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 29, 1917; Company C, 347th Infantry, to March 9, 1918; Company H, 59th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 5, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Vesle (Chamapgne).