Jacob Miller Geyer

Vintage oval portrait of Private Jacob M. Geyer from Sheyenne, North Dakota.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Sheyenne, ND


County:
Benson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 2, 1918.

Buried, in Grave 12, Row 3, Block E, 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 1042 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Benson county. Born, Arvilla, D. T., June 10, 1889, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on June 15, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 166th Depot Brigade, to Sept. 12, 1918; Company I, 160th Infantry, to Sept. 28, 1918; Company D, 112th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne.