George Fritz

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Foxholm, ND


County:
Burke

Date of Loss:

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

Circumstances:

Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Hospital No. 26, France, on Oct. 10, 1918.

Buried in US Military Cemetery, Noyes, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 3, 1920, and buried at Portal, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 989 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Burke county. Born, Courtland, Minn., May 12, 1895, of American-German parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 26, 1917. Served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Supply Company, 164th Infantry), to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death.