William A. Fry

Oise-Aisne American cemetery scene with rows of white headstones, green lawns, and trimmed trees. A U.S. flag waves atop a tall flagpole under a partly cloudy sky.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Stampede, ND


County:
Divide

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company E, 164th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Killed in action at Chateau-Thierry, France, on July 19, 1918.

Buried, Grave 11, Row 13, Block D, 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 2, page 994 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Not a registrant, over age. Born, Lexington, Ky., June 5, 1868, of American parents. Occupation - drayman. Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Crosby, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 15, 1917; Company E, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company L, 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Feb. 16, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).