Clarence Albin Thorson

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Blabon, ND


County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    PFC
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Battery D, 14th Field Artillery
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died at Fargo, N. Dak., on April 21, 1918.

Buried at Blabon, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3241 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant. Born, Moorhead, Minn., Oct. 12, 1887, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - mechanic. Enlisted at Glendive, Mont., on June 26, 1917. Sent to Fort George Wright, Wash. Served in Battery D, 14th Field Artillery, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, Nov. 19, 1917. Discharged at Fort Sill, Okla., on Jan. 7, 1918, as a Private 1st Class, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 75%.