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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Dunseith, ND


County:
Rolette

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company I, 77th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.

Buried at Dunseith, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1689 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Rolette county. Born, Hitchcock, S. Dak., Feb. 8, 1896, of Swedish-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Rolla on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 11th Company, 3rd Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 10, 1918; Company I, 77th Infantry, to death.