Walter M. Fry

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Columbus, ND


County:
Divide

Date of Loss:

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

Circumstances:

Died, Aug. 9, 1918, Base Hospital No. 8, Savegnay, France, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Columbus, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 994 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Divide county. Born, Benson county, N. Dak., Aug. 14, 1900, of American parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Comany C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Crosby, on July 19, 1917. Served in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 12, 1917; Company E, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company L, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).