Jerald F. Fairchild

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Battle Creek, MI


County:
Ward

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M, 40th Infantry

Circumstances:

Died at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 20, 1918.

Buried at Battle Creek, Mich.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 881 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Ward county. Born, Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 18, 1886, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minot on May 6, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 31, 1918; Company M, 40th Infantry, to death.