Joseph J. Oien

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Boyd, MN


County:
Ramsey

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company E, 139th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on Oct. 16, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 37, Row 9, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2385 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Ramsey county. Born, Boyd, Minn., Feb. 16, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Madison, Minn., on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company A, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company E, 139th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).