World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
PFC
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company B, 164th Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Silver Star
Circumstances:
Killed in action on May 1, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1572 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Cass county. Born, Hawley, Minn., March, 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - telegrapher. Enlisted in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fargo, on July 21, 1917. Served in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company B, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 8, 1918; Headquarters Company, 11th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, (date not given). Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.