World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Bowman
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Pvt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company M, 349th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 18, 1918.
Buried, Grave 35, Row 26, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 555 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Bowman county. Born, Hamar, Norway, Nov. 30, 1888. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Bowman on June 23, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to (date not given); Company M, 349th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 9, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace).