World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Odessa, ND
County:
Adams
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, at Bazoilles, France, on Oct. 6, 1918.
Buried, Grave 9, Row 37, Plot D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Grant county.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1370 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered, Fallon county, Mont. Born, Culbertson, Nebr., May 13, 1894, of German parents. Occupation - salesman. Inducted at Baker, Mont., on June 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 17th Company, 5th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to July 13, 1918; Company I, 159th Infantry, to Sept. 20, 1918; Company F, 307th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'-Argonne (Lorraine).