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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Mess Sgt.
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company K, 352nd Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of heart disease on Dec. 30, 1918.

Buried in American Cemetery No. 22, Savenay, France. Remains returned to U. S. Jan. 24, 1922, and buried Grave 4191, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3181 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Cass county. Born, Wilson, Wis., Sept. 5, 1891, of Canadian-American parents. Occupation - salesman. Inducted at Fargo on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company K, 352nd Infantry, to death. Grades: Corporal, Nov. 1, 1917; Sergeant, May 20, 1918; Mess Sergeant, June 7, 1918. Overseas from Aug. 16, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace).