Irwin Elmer Gainer

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Neche, ND


County:
Pembina

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Cpl.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company C, 164th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on Oct. 7, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried in France. Reburied at Hydepark, Pembina county, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1008 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Pembina county. Born, Neche, N. Dak., June 2, 1894, of Canadian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on July 27, 1918. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company E, 18th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, March 1, 1918; Corporal, Sept. 20, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).