Lee Gautsche

Vintage oval portrait of Private First Class Lee Gautsche from Langdon, North Dakota.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Langdon, ND


County:
Cavalier

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company I, 362nd Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Buried in Grave 10, Row 20, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1027 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Garfield county, Mont. Born, Metamora, Ill., Dec. 12, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Glendive, Mont., on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in Company I, 362nd Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Dec. 8, 1918. Overseas from July 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Aubreville (Lorraine).