Joseph Sherman, Jr.

Private Joseph Sherman, Jr. photo

World War I
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Fallen

County:
Benson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
8th Brigade

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
58th Infantry

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
4th Division (Regular)

Circumstances:

Drowned on May 23, 1918, in the sinking of the Moldavia.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2939 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Joseph Sherman, Jr. was born in Benson County, Fort Totten, North Dakota on April 22, 1895, to Joseph and Alice Iawastewin Sherman. Occupation - Laborer. Inducted at Minnewaukan, North Dakota on March 12, 1918, Private Sherman was sent to Camp Greene, North Carolina and served in Company B, 58th Infantry, 4th Division (Regular) until he was killed in action. On May 6, 1918, he was sent overseas and on May 23, 1918, he was on the Moldonia transport which was torpedoed and all went down and his body was not recovered. A mound was built in the cemetery at Saint James Catholic Cemetery, Crow Hill, Fort Totten, Benson County, North Dakota to commemorate his service.

Memorial photo 205606176

Photo is from the Record of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 1793-1999 Card Files Relating to World War I 1920-1920; Killed in Action - S (meaning last names beginning with "S").

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave