Earl Laverne Kneeland

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Winnebago, MN


County:
Stutsman

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company D
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    139th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, on Nov. 12, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 1, 1921, and buried at Winnebago, Minn.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1702 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Wadena, Minn., Oct. 4, 1894, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Jamestown on April 2, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 3rd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 21, 1918; Company D, 139th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).