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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Charleston, IL


County:
Stutsman

Date of Loss:

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

Circumstances:

Killed in action on July 15, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on July 17, 1925, and consigned to Mrs. Charles H. Dunn, Charleston, Ill. (place of burial not given).

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 770 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Charleston, Ill., March 7, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - mechanic. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Jamestown, on June 4, 1917. Served in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company H, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 15, 1918; Company F, 168th Infantry, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Champagne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Luneville and Baccarat (Lorraine); Esperance-Souain (Champagne).