Erick Ofstad

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Emmons

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company F, 359th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Grave unlocated.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2380 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered (place not given). Born, Trondhjem, Norway, Aug., 1891. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Inducted at Duluth, Minn., on April 25, 1918. Served in Company D, 338th Machine Gun Battalion, to May 17, 1918; Company F, 359th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Sept. 1, 1918. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sectors: Villers-en-Haye and Puvenelle (Lorraine).