Edward Anton Broberg

The memorial chapel at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery showing aligned headstones and tree-lined walkways.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Aneta, ND


County:
Williams

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
140th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 30, 1918.

Buried, Grave 15, Row 17, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Williams and Nelson counties.

Information found in Volume 1, page 400 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Williams county. Born, Grand Forks, N. Dak., Nov. 22, 1890, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Williston, on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company R, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Provisional Battalion, 138th Infantry, to June 17, 1918; Company H, 140th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 27, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).