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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

County:
Richland

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A, 137th Infantry
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 3, page 2630 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Richland county. Born, Lidgerwood, N. Dak., June 5, 1891, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Wahpeton on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company E, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company A, 137th Infantry, to discharge. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to April 23, 1919. Wounded, severely, Sept. 28, 1918. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on May 6, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 10%.