Willie Bartlett Matson

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

World War I (WWI)
-
Fallen

Aneta, ND


County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company A, 309th Engineers
    Conflicts Served:
    World War I (WWI)

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia, at St. Nazaire, France, on Nov. 25, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 29, 1920, and buried at Aneta, N. Dak.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2108 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Aneta, N. Dak., Aug. 22, 1897, of Danish-Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Minneapolis, Minn., on July 5, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Company K, 5th Engineers Training Regiment, to July 25, 1918; Company K, 4th Engineers Training Regiment, to Aug. 22, 1918; 10th Company, August Automatic Replacement Draft, Camp Humphreys, Va., to Aug. 24, 1918; Company A, 309th Engineers, to death. Overseas from Sept. 9, 1918, to death.