World War I
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Fallen
Fallen
Valley City, ND
County:
Barnes
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
PFC
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
322nd Aero Squadron
Circumstances:
Died at Urbana, Ill., on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried at Valley City, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 253 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Barnes county. Born, Valley City, N. Dak., Dec. 6, 1892, of Norwegian-Swedish parents. Occupation - electrician. Inducted at Valley City on March 19, 1918. Sent to Kelly Field, Texas. Served in 235th Aero Squadron, to June 20, 1918; 322nd Aero Squadron, to Sept. 4, 1918; School of Military Aeronautics, University of Illinois, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 29, 1918. Previous military record: Company G, North Dakota National Guard, for three years.