World War I (WWI)
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Fallen
Fallen
Creston, IL
County:
Renville
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company I, 352nd Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, Oct. 25, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 28, 1922, and buried at Creston, Ill.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2464 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Renville county. Born, Hougesund, Norway, July 26, 1891. Declarant citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Mohall on June 24, 1918. Served in Company I, 352nd Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 16, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace).