Fred Neher

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Leith, ND


County:
Grant

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company M, 140th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action, on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 29, 1921, and buried at Leith, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2277 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Grant county. Born, Klestitz, Russia, Aug. 12, 1894. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Carson on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company T, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company M, 140th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).