George Oscar Altringer

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Wimbledon, ND


County:
Barnes

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company I, 138th Infantry
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    138th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on Dec. 8, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried at Savenay, France; Reburied at Wimbledon, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 42 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Barnes county. Born, Wimbledon, N. Dak., Oct. 19, 1893, of American parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Valley City on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company Q, 4th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company I, 138th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonna. Defensive Sector: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).