George Lawrence Schroeder

The memorial chapel at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery showing aligned headstones and tree-lined walkways.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    PFC
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company L, 39th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action, in Meuse-Argonne, on Sept. 30, 1918.

Buried in Grave 9, Row 43, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2876 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Cass county. Born, Erie, N. Dak., April 14, 1894, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fargo on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company K, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 27, 1918; Company C, 347th Infantry, to March 9, 1918; Company L, 39th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, June 25, 1918. Overseas from May 10, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Vesle (Champagne); Toulon and Verdun-Fromereville (Lorraine).