World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Greenville, IL
County:
Towner
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
6th Engineers Trains
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 30, 1918.
Buried, Grave 22, Row 18, Block A, 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 4, page 3002 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Greenville, Ill., April 2, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Cando on June 2, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Headquarters Detachment, 6th Engineers, to Aug. 20, 1917; 6th Engineers Train, to death. Overseas from Dec. 8, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Somme; Champagne-Marne. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Vesle and Chateau-Thierry (Champagne).