Willis Julius Gallup

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

World War I (WWI)
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Fallen

Jamestown, ND


County:
Stutsman

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Pvt.

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company D, 339th Machine Gun Battalion

Circumstances:

Died of pneumonia at Hericourt, France, on Oct. 6, 1918.

Buried, Hericourt, France. Remains returned to U. S., Nov. 28, 1921, and buried in Grave 3889, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Information found in Volume 2, page 1013 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Jamestown, N. Dak., April 3, 1896, of American parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Jamestown on June 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 13, 1918; Company D, 339th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Overseas from Aug. 14, 1918, to death.