Ernest Julius Alfred Erickson

Vintage oval portrait of Private Ernest J. A. Erickson from Wilton, North Dakota.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Wilton, ND


County:
McLean

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company C, 361st Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Argonne Forest, on Oct. 10, 1918.

Buried, Wilton, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 853 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Oregon. Born, Torpshemar, Sweden, Jan. 9, 1889. Occupation - pool hall proprietor. Inducted at Baker, Ore., on Oct. 3, 1917. Served in 5th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to Oct. 26, 1917; Company C, 361st Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Jan. 7, 1918. Overseas from July 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Aubreville (Lorraine).