World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Wadena, MN
County:
Cass
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Sgt.
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C, 54th Infantry
Circumstances:
Died of pneumonia on March 3, 1919.
Remains returned to U. S. June 14, 1921, and buried at Wadena, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3152 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Madison, Mis., March, 1888, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted at Fargo on May 7, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Company C, 6th Infantry, to June 16, 1917; Company C, 54th Infantry, to death. Grades: Corporal, Sept. 28, 1917; Sergeant, Oct. 12, 1917; Supply Sergeant, Jan. 13, 1918; Sergeant, Oct. 21, 1918. Overseas from July 6, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Gerardmer (Alsace).