ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Registered Benson county. Born, Sweden, Aug. 17, 1892. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 50th Company, 13th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to death.

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Memphis, Tenn., Sept, 1897, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Bismarck, on June 11, 1917. Served in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company K, 164th Infantry), to (date not given); 3rd Provisional Company, 41st Division, to death.

Registered Benson county. Born, Lerdal, Norway, April 17, 1890. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on June 27, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 18th Company, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to Aug. 12, 1918; Company A, Development Battalion No. 1, 163rd Depot Brigade, to death.

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Larimore, N. Dak., Oct. 25, 1898, of American-German parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted at Fargo on Dec. 1, 1916. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Company H, 4th Infantry, to June 8, 1917; Company H, 59th Infantry, to Aug. 10, 1917; Company H, 18th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, May 19, 1917; Corporal, Aug. 19, 1918. Overseas from Oct. 31, 1917, to death. Wounded, gassed, May 3, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon.

Registered Benson county. Born, Middlebert, Pa., Dec. 21, 1896, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minnewauken on Sept. 5, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in 36th Training Company, 161st Depot Brigade, to death.

Registered (place not given). Born, Kentucky, Feb., 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Inducted at Minnewaukan on April 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Funston, Kans. Served in 18th Company, 164th Depot Brigade, to May 15, 1918; Company B, 356th Infantry, to death. Grade: Corporal, Oct. 18, 1918. Overseas from June 4, 1918, to death. Wounded, severely, Nov. 3, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Lucey and Euvezin (Lorraine).

Registered Benson county. Born, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 2, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 11th Company, 3rd Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 10, 1918; Supply Company, 77th Infantry, to death. Grade: Wagoner, Dec. 1, 1918.

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Wells, Minn., Dec. 4, 1900, of American parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted at Grand Forks on Jan. 29, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Quartermaster Corps, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, June 1, 1918; Sergeant, Sept. 26, 1918.

Registered Benson county. Born, Stupperuf, Denmark, Sept. 2, 1891. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on Feb. 28, 1918. Served in Depot Company I, Signal Corps, to March 9, 1918; Company D, 110th Engineers, to death. Overseas from May 2, 1918, to Aug. 25, 1918. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Gerardmer (Alsace).

Registered Benson county. Born, Nora, Minn., Sept. 20, 1889, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minnewaukan on April 1, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company G, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to death.