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:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.1st Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division

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).