World War I (WWI)
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Fallen
Erie, ND
Circumstances:
Died of wounds received in action, on July 31, 1918.
Buried, Grave 23, Row 9, Block B, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All-Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 738 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Biography:
Registered Cass County. Born, Norway, June 4, 1894. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fargo on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company C, 47th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 10, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Aisne-Marne.