Ross Rankin Sherwood

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Almont, ND


County:
Morton

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company F, 164th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of disease at Bereszoka, Siberia, on Dec. 29, 1919.

Burial, Almont, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2941 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Washington, Iowa, March 26, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Mandan, on May 12, 1917. Served in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company F, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company I, 26th Infantry, to Feb. 10, 1919; Company H, 338th Infantry, to discharge. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to April 2, 1919. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on April 11, 1919, as a Private. Re-enlisted for Siberian service, on June 13, 1919.