Louis John Otto

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Hillsboro, ND


County:
Traill

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company E, 137th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on Nov. 3, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried in Grave 413, Plot L, Cemetery 10, Chaumont, France. Remains returned to U. S. on June 6, 1921, and buried in Imanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Hillsboro, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2460 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Traill county. Born, Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 7, 1889, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Hillsboro on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company E, 137th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).