Edward Daniel Hennessy

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Houston, MN


County:
Walsh

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Headquarters Company, 362nd Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action at Gesness, France, on Sept. 29, 1918.

Buried in Grave 2, Row 40, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1324 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered, Sheridan county, Mont. Born, FIouston, Minn., Nov. 8, 1888, of American parents. Occupation - railway engineer. Inducted at Whitetail, Mont., on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in Company A, 362nd Infantry, to Oct. 22, 1917; Headquarters Company, 362nd Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Feb. 1, 1918. Overseas from July 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Aubreville (Lorraine).