Einar E. Orbom

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

St. Paul, MN


County:
Williams

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Wagoner

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Field Hospital No. 41

Circumstances:

Died on Feb. 6, 1919, of pneumonia.

Buried, Grave 31, Row 14, Block H, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2446 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Williams county. Born, St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 15, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - tire repairman. Inducted at Williston on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company D, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 18, 1918; Field Hospital No. 41, to death. Grade: Wagoner, Aug. 2, 1918. Overseas from July 9, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.