Loe James Billings

Silhouette of two soldiers walking with helmets, rifles, and heavy packs against a cloudy sky.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Lisbon, ND


County:
Ransom

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 303rd Field Signal Battalion

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Oct. 22, 1918.

Buried in France. Reburied at Lisbon, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 281 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Ransom county. Born, Lisbon, D. T., Feb. 6, 1889, of American parents. Occupation - electrician. Inducted at Lisbon on Feb. 13, 1918. Sent to Camp Dix, N. J. Served in Depot Company I, Signal Corps, to Feb. 21, 1918; Recruit Detachment, 303rd Field Signal Battalion, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, June 1, 1918. Overseas from May 27, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Limey (Lorraine).