John Gottfred Anderson

The memorial chapel at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery showing aligned headstones and tree-lined walkways.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Sargent

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    Company I
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    138th Infantry Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    35th Division
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of accidental gunshot wound, on Dec. 11, 1918.

Buried, Grave 26, Row 8, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 1, page 81 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Sargent county. Born, Sweden, March 19, 1892. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Forman on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 4th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company I, 138th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Nov. 2, 1918. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine); Gerardmer (Alsace).