Gunnar Johann Einarson

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Bantry, ND


County:
McHenry

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Machine Gun Company, 59th Infantry

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia on March 6, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 29, 1920, and consigned to Steve Einarson, Bantry, N. Dak. (place of burial not given).

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 805 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Gardar, N. Dak., July 22, 1895, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - auto machanic. Inducted at Camp Greene, N. C., on May 8, 1918. Served in Machine Gun Company, 59th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 7, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Toulon (Lorraine); Vesle (Champagne).