St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial with rows of white crosses on a green lawn, two American flags, and a white memorial building in the background.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Wells

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company M, 357th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 13, 1918.

Buried, Grave 23, Row 8, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2367 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered (place not given). Born, Nybro Rafvelsbygd, Sweden, Oct., 1888. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Inducted at Fessenden on April 28, 1918. Served in Company C, 313th Engineers, to May 16, 1918; Company M, 357th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sector: Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).