Clair Edward Mead

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

World War I (WWI)
-
Fallen

Valley City, ND


County:
Barnes

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Headquarters Company, 118th Infantry

Circumstances:

Died, Oct. 23, 1918, at Surrey, England, of wounds received in action.

Remains returned to U. S. on June 2, 1920, and buried at Valley City, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2122 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Barnes county. Born, Royal, Iowa, Aug. 2, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Valley City on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company K, 352nd Infantry, to April 4, 1918; Headquarters Company, 118th Infantry, to death. Grades: Cook, Oct. 10, 1917; Private 1st Class, Jan. 19, 1918. Overseas from May 11, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Ypres-Lys; Somme. Defensive Sector: Canal (Flanders).