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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Max, ND


County:
McLean

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company E, 313th Ammunition Train
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died in France, Oct. 14, 1918.

Buried in French-American Military Cemetery, France. Reburied in Lutheran Cemetery, Max, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1691 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered McLean county. Born, Freeman, S. Dak., June 7, 1891, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Washburn on June 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 11, 1918; Company D, 313th Ammunition Train, to Aug. 9, 1918; Company E, 313th Ammunition Train, to death. Overseas from Aug. 17, 1918, to death.