The memorial chapel at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery showing aligned headstones and tree-lined walkways.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Chippewa Falls, WI


County:
Mountrail

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Mechanic
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on Sept. 23, 1918, from wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 3, Row 14, Block F, 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 2, page 1293 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Mountrail county. Born, Chippewa Falls, Wis., Dec. 27, 1887, of Canadian parents. Occupation - tailor. Inducted at Stanley on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company C, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 22, 1918; Company B, 139th Infantry, to death. Grade: Mechanic, June 15, 1918. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).