William James Blair

Vintage oval portrait of Private William J. Blair from Langdon, North Dakota.

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Langdon, ND


County:
Cavalier

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Pvt.1st Class
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia at Bazoilles-Sur-Meuse, France, on Jan. 25, 1919.

Buried, Grave 29, Row 16, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 303 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registerer Cavalier county. Born, Mt. Carmel, N. Dak., Oct. 21, 1891, of Scotch parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Langdon on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company G, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company E, 139th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Nov. 11, 1918. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).