John Rasmussen

World War I
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Fallen

River Falls, WI

County:
Ward

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 4th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on July 23, 1918.

Buried in France. Reburied in Grave 4477, European Section, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2643 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, River Falls, Wis., April, 1897, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on Nov. 22, 1917. Served in Company B, 4th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Jan. 17, 1918; Private, April 1, 1918. Overseas from April 15, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensives: Aisne; Champagne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Chateau-Thierry (Champagne).