Christian Angel Brekke

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Simcoe, ND


County:
McHenry

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Battery E, 335th Field Artillery
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Pike, Ark., on Feb. 3, 1918.

Buried at Simcoe, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 388 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Norway, Sept. 6, 1891. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Battery C, 338th Field Artillery, to Nov. 30, 1918; Battery E, 335th Field Artillery, to death.