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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Nekoma, ND


County:
Cavalier

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company G, 59th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., on July 24, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 25%.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 1, page 668 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Cavalier county. Born, Myre Station, Norway, Dec. 10, 1892. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Langdon on Sept. 21, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company L, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company I, 348th Infantry, to March 6, 1918; Company G, 59th Infantry, to discharge. Overseas from May 5, 1918, to Sept. 28, 1918. Wounded, severely, July 19, 1918. Engagement: Offensive: Aisne-Marne.