Eugene P. Brasseur

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Thorne, ND


County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 138th Infantry

Circumstances:

Died in Base Hospital No. 66, at Neufchateau, France, on Oct. 1, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried in Grave 59, American Cemetery, Neufchateau, France. Remains returned to U. S. on May 31, 1921, and consigned to Xavier Brasseur, Dunseith, N. Dak. (place of burial unknown).

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 380 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Olga, N. Dak., Oct. 14, 1894, of Canadian parents. Occupation - barber. Inducted at Lakota on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company R, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Casual Company No. 13, 138th Infantry, to June 7, 1918; Company D, 138th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).