Christen Rensla

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Denbigh, ND


County:
McHenry

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Battery B, 335th Field Artillery
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 24, 1918, at Base Hospital No. 9.

Buried, French Cemetery, American Plot, St. Denis, Chateau Roux, Indre, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Jan. 25, 1922, and buried at Denbigh, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2679 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Denbigh, N. Dak., Feb. 9, 1892, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Battery B, 335th Field Artillery, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct. 1, 1918. Overseas from Aug. 31, 1918, to death.