Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Belleau, France

World War I (WWI)
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MIA

Oakes, ND


County:
Richland

Date of Loss:

Recovered:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company D
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    47th Infantry Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    4th Division
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1231 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Richland county. Born, Oakes, D. T., Feb 1, 1888, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Wahpeton on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company I, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company K, 348th Infantry, to April 12, 1918; Company D, 47th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 10, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Aisne-Marne Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery Belleau, France