Ole I. Haakstad

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Fort Ransom, ND


County:
Ransom

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Battery C, 41st Field Artillery

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 8, 1918.

Buried at Fort Ransom, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1157 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Ransom county. Born, Sjarvein, Norway, Sept. 24, 1892. Declarant citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Lisbon on July 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 20, 1918; Battery C, 41st Field Artillery, to death.