Thorvald Brenden

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Kerkhoven, MN


County:
Dunn

Date of Loss:

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

Circumstances:

Killed in action on May 10, 1918.

Buried, Kerkhoven, Minn.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 389 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Dunn county. Born, Kerkhoven, Minn., Sept. 11, 1894, of Norwegian-Swedish parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Dickinson, on June 17, 1917. Served in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Jan. 8, 1918; Company K, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 11, 1918; Machine Gun Company, 16th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Oct. 1, 1917; Private, Jan. 15, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).