James Harshey Nelson

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Wyndmere, ND


County:
Richland

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    18th Company, Main Training Depot, Machine Gun Training Center
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pnuemonia, on Oct. 4, 1918.

Buried, Wyndmere, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2297 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Richland county. Born, Hankinson, D. T., May 7, 1888, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Wahpeton on Sept. 4, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in 161st Depot Brigade, to Sept. 27, 1918; 18th Company, Main Training Depot, Machine Gun Training Center, Camp Hancock, Ga., to death.