St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial with rows of white crosses on a green lawn, two American flags, and a white memorial building in the background.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Crosby, ND


County:
Divide

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A, 164th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action on March 1, 1918.

Buried, Grave 6, Row 4, Block B, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1018 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Gubrudston, Norway, July, 1896. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Crosby, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company A, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company K, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Ansauville (Lorraine).