Frank Coleman

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Lancaster, MN


County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Cook

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 58th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 2, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 18, 1921, and buried at Lancaster, Minn.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 589 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Bathgate, N. Dak., May, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on Nov. 23, 1916. Served in Company B, 4th Infantry, to July 20, 1917; Company D, 58th Infantry, to death. Grade: Cook, May 21, 1917. Overseas from May 19, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Vesle (Champagne); Toulon (Lorraine).