Olai Rue

The memorial chapel at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery showing aligned headstones and tree-lined walkways.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Logan

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company M, 138th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died on Oct. 2, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 2, Row 27, Block F, 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 4, page 2779 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Logan county. Born, Minneota, Minn., Dec. 4, 1893, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Napoleon on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 4th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company M, 138th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).