World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Elgin, ND
County:
Richland
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company I, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on July 18, 1918, near Soissons, France.
Buried, Missy Au Bois, France. Reburied, Elgin, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3025 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Beaver Creek, Minn., Sept. 28, 1898, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Wahpeton, on April 25, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company I, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 13, 1918; Company A, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.