Harold Lyster

The image is a black‑and‑white silhouette of two soldiers walking together across uneven ground. Their figures are dark against a dramatic, cloud‑filled sky, giving the scene a stark and somber tone. Both soldiers wear helmets and carry large packs and rifles, suggesting they’re on a long march or moving through a combat zone. Because the details are silhouetted, the focus falls on their posture and the weight of their gear, which conveys fatigue, duty, and companionship. The overall mood feels reflective a

World War I
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Fallen

Marshall, ND

County:
Dunn

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Battery C, 124th Field Artillery

Circumstances:

Died at State Hospital, Jamestown, on Nov. 18, 1920, and buried in the Marshall Cemetery, at Marshall, N. Dak., on Nov. 20, 1920.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 1971 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Dunn county. Born, Marshall, N. Dak., Nov. 5, 1892, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Manning on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Battery F, 338th Field Artillery, to Nov. 27, 1917; Battery D, 336th Field Artillery, to June 12, 1918; 3rd Battery, Field Artillery Replacement Regiment, to July 10, 1918; Battery C, 124th Field Artillery, to discharge. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to Feb. 22, 1919. Wounded, slightly, Oct. 31, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Lucey (Lorraine). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on March 11, 1919, as a Private.