Elmer F. Rushfeldt

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

De Groat, ND


County:
Ramsey

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Cpl.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A, 137th Machine Gun Battalion
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 14, 1918.

Buried at sea.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2786 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Ramsey county. Born, De Groat, N. Dak., Dec. 11, 1889, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Devils Lake on June 15, 1918. Served in Company A, 137th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Grade: Corporal, Sept. 12, 1918. Overseas from Oct. 6, 1918, to death.