Clinton French

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Kimball, MN


County:
Williams

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company E, 164th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., on May 22, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 95%.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 2, page 983 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

 

Biography:

Registered Williams county. Born, Kimball, Minn., April 11, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - butcher. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on Aug. 2, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company E, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company K, 26th Infantry, to discharge. Overseas from, Dec. 15, 1917, to Feb. 2, 1919. Wounded, severely, July 19, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).