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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Richland

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    PFC
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company B, 362nd Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of wounds received in action, on Oct. 5, 1918.

Buried at Fleury-sur-Aire, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2364 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Valley county, Mont. Born, Correll, Minn., Jan. 18, 1894, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Glasgow, Mont., on Sept. 5, 1917. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in Company B, 362nd Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Nov. 3, 1917. Overseas from July 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Aubreville (Lorraine).