ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Registered Griggs county. Born, Farwell, Minn., March 14, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Cooperstown on Sept. 18, 1917. Served in Company L, 352nd Infantry, to death.

Registered Griggs county. Born, Lake Mills, Iowa, June 4, 1896, of American-Norwegian parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Cooperstown on Feb. 23, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in Company E, 319th Engineers, to death. Overseas from Sept. 25, 1918, to June 18, 1919.

Born Norma North Dakota 21 July 1918. Resident of Renville County North Dakota. Entered US Army in Chicago Illinois on 19 September 1940. Served European African Middle Eastern Theather until KIA 12 May 1944 in Italy.

Born Fargo ND 5 April 1919. Resident of Grand Forks County North Dakota. Entered US Army from Fargo North Dakota on 28 November 1940. Served European, African Middle Eastern Theater..

Registered Hettinger county. Born, Benson, Minn., May 18, 1892, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Mott on July 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 29, 1918; Headquarters Troop, 14th Division, Camp Custer, Mich., to death. Grade: Wagoner, Oct. 1, 1918.

Registered Hettinger county. Born, Austria-Hungary, (date unknown*). Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Mott on July 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 17, 1918; Company C, 40th Infantry, to death. *Date given in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines matches date of induction.

Registered Hettinger county. Born, Kustinchia, Rumania, March 15, 1893. Declarant citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Mott on Sept. 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 14th Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Oct. 1, 1918; 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to death.

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Columbus, Ind., Jan., 1900, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on May 8, 1918. Served in Battery E, 2nd Regiment, Field Artillery Replacement Draft, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., to discharge. Discharged on Dec. 11, 1918, as a Private.

Registered Hettinger county. Born, Shelby, Ill., June 22, 1891, of American parents. Occupation - auto mechanic. Inducted at Mott on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company A, 1st Training Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company F, 139th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).

Registered Lee county, Ill. Born, Delavan, Ill., Nov. 11, 1893, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Mott on June 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 12, 1918; Company D, 338th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Overseas from Aug. 15, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace).