Stephen Abel Babcock

The memorial chapel at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery showing aligned headstones and tree-lined walkways.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Ludden, ND


County:
Dickey

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    137th Infantry Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    35th Division
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried, Grave 38, Row 7, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 136 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Dickey county. Born, Adams, Wis., Nov. 15, 1888, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Ellendale on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company U, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company A, 137th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine); Gerardmer (Alsace).