Knute Jorgenson

Vintage oval portrait of Private Knute Jorgenson from Thompson, North Dakota.

World War I (WWI)
-
Fallen

Grand Forks, ND


County:
Mountrail

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company F, 128th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Nov. 10, 1918.

Buried in France. Reburied in East Walle Cemetery, Grand Forks county, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1608 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Mountrail county. Born, Grand Forks, N. Dak., Nov. 8, 1892, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Grand Forks on May 27, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis Wash. Served in 23rd Company, 6th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 18, 1918; Company K, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 10, 1918; Company F, 128th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to death. **The Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines list the name as Knut Jorgenson.