Fremont Wesley Rice

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Ruthven, IA


County:
Stutsman

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Headquarters Company, 137th Field Artillery

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, Oct. 17, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. Aug. 30, 1920, and buried in Grave 348, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2687 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Ruthven, Iowa, Feb. 6, 1896, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Jamestown on June 14, 1918. Sent to North Dakota Agricultural College. Served in Training Detachment, to Aug. 13, 1918; Headquarters Company, 137th Field Artillery, to death. Overseas from Oct. 6, 1918, to death.