Ole Burget

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Norway, (date not given). Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Canadian Expeditionary Force at Medicine Hat, Alta., on May 13, 1916. Served in Company A, 175th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, to (date not given); 31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry, to death. Overseas, (dates not given). Engagement: Vimy Ridge.

Edwin Oscar Estby

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Spring Valley, Minn., Sept. 21, 1889, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - carpenter. Inducted at Towner on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 48th Company, 12th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 16, 1918; Headquarters Company, 78th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Aug. 24, 1918; Cook, Sept. 9, 1918; Sergeant, Oct. 1, 1918.

Lyle Eugene Giffen

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Mission Creek, Minn., July 18, 1899, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at St. Paul, Minn., on Nov. 9, 1918. Served in Training Detachment, Army Air Service Mechanics School, to death.

Freeman L. Gravley

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Lake Mills, Iowa, April 11, 1896, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 48th Company, 12th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Sept. 3, 1918; Company L, 40th Infantry, to death.

Wallace Alton Hatchard

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Lake Benton, Minn., Sept. 3, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company I, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Ansauville (Lorraine). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan.

Forest T. D. Hume

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Lowry, Minn., Sept. 27, 1899, of American parents. Occupation - clerk. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 7, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 12, 1918; Company I, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).

Henry Johnson

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Gibbon, Minn., May 10, 1894, of Norwegian-Swedish parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 9, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Sept. 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.

Louis Nickely Kiel

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Adams, Minn., (date not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Canadian Expeditionary Force, on March 11, 1916. Served in 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, to discharge. Overseas, (dates not given). Engagements: Vimy Ridge; Hill 70.

John Klukas

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Kuschelak, Rumania, July 6, 1889. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 48th Company, 12th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Sept. 7, 1918; Company L, 78th Infantry, to death.

Louis Charles Knuth

Biography:

Registered McHenry county. Born, Le Mars, Iowa, Jan. 11, 1888, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on Sept. 5, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in Company No. 33, 161st Depot Brigade, to death.