James A. Palmer

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Newlon, MT


County:
McKenzie

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Fort Caswell September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company No. 2
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 2, 1918, at Camp Merritt, N. J.

Buried, Newlon, Mont.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2475 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, over age. Born, Mecosta, Mich., June, 1881, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on May 31, 1918. Served in Recruit Detachment, Fort Caswell, N. C., to June 3, 1918; 8th Company, Camp Fear, Fort Caswell, N. C., to Sept. 11, 1918; Fort Caswell September Automatic Replacement Draft, Company No. 2, to death.