Van David Jones

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Rhane [sic] (possibly Rhame), ND


County:
Bowman

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Cpl.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company L, 59th Infantry

Circumstances:

Killed in action on July 19, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Jan. 10, 1922, and buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 16, 1922.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1600 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Bowman county. Born, Lanark, Ill., May 2, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on Aug. 2, 1917. Served in Company L, 59th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 5, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Aisne-Marne.