Dovie Webster Carter

St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial with rows of white crosses on a green lawn, two American flags, and a white memorial building in the background.

World War I (WWI)
-
Fallen

Springfield, IL


County:
Slope

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Sgt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    638th Aero Squadron
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died at Lay St. Reny, France, on Dec. 6, 1918, as a result of accidental injuries.

Buried, Grave 2, Row 15, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 515 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Slope county. Born, Springfield, Ill., Sept. 10, 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - merchant. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on July 30, 1917. Served in 72nd Aero Squadron, Signal Corps, to Sept. 13, 1917; 117th Aero Squadron, to June 1, 1918; 638th Aero Squadron, to death. Grades: Corporal, June 1, 1918; Sergeant, Aug. 1, 1918; Sergeant 1st Class, Oct. 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 18, 1917, to death.