Roy Martinus Clementson

World War I
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Fallen

Powers Lake, ND

County:
Burke

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company H, 357th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 17, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S., May 13, 1922, and buried in Grandview Cemetery, Burbank, Calif.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 574 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Burke county. Born, Cushing, Wis., Sept. 26, 1895, of Danish parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Bowbells on April 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to (date not given); Headquarters Company, 350th Infantry, to May 16, 1918; Company H, 357th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sectors: Puvenelle and Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).