World War I (WWI)
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Fallen
Circumstances:
Died on Oct. 20, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 9, Row 5, Block A, 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 1, page 50 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Ward county. Born, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 4, 1895. Declarant citizen. Occupation - miller. Inducted at Minot on Sept. 18, 1917. Served in Battery B, 338th Field Artillery, to April 1, 1918; Company H, 327th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, June 22, 1918. Overseas from May 1, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Lucey and Marbache (Lorraine).