World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Esmond, ND
County:
Benson
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company G, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on April 20, 1918.
Buried at Esmond, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 1954 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Benson county. Born, Nora, Minn., Sept. 20, 1889, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on April 1, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company G, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to death.