World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Gorham, ND
County:
Billings
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 307th Field Signal Battalion
Circumstances:
Died of accidental gunshot wounds, on Nov. 15, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 10, 1920, and buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 451 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Billlings county. Born, Loretta, Minn., Jan. 23, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Medora on Sept. 18, 1917. Served in Company C, 307th Field Signal Battalion, to death. Overseas from May 19, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Lucey and Marbache (Lorraine).