World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Mound, ND
County:
Slope
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Sgt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Headquarters, 4th Sanitary Train
Circumstances:
Died on Oct. 1, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France. Reburied at Mound, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2505 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, over age. Born, Mankato, Minn., May 29, 1886, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Fargo on July 5, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Headquarters, Medical Officers Training Camp, Fort Riley, Kans., to Aug. 2, 1917; Headquarters, 4th Sanitary Train, to death. Grades: Cook, Sept. 11, 1917; Sergeant, Jan. 23, 1918. Overseas from May 27, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Toulon (Lorraine); Vesle (Champagne).