ND Veterans Affairs News: State

VFW State Commander 2020-2021
VFW State Department Senior Vice Commander 2019-2020

Registered McHenry county. Born, St. Paul, Minn., April 5, 1890, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - railroad watchman. 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. 9, 1918; Company I, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne.

Registered McHenry county. Born, Hawley, Minn., Jan. 22, 1888, of American-Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company T, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company M, 140th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Twin Brooks, S. Dak., Jan. 1, 1897, of German parents. Occupation - barber. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 10, 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 I, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 14, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).

Registered McHenry county. Born, Towner, D. T., Aug. 7, 1888, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on June 14, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 14th Division, Camp Custer, Mich., to Aug. 13, 1918; Company D, 14th Ammunition Train, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct. 7, 1918.

Registered McHenry county. Born, Hutchinson, Minn., March 21, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - painter. Inducted at Towner on April 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to May 16, 1918; Company E, 315th Engineers, to death. Overseas from June 13, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sectors: Puvenelle and Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).

Registered McHenry county. Born, Pelican Rapids, Minn., May 22, 1894, of Swedish-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on Sept. 6, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Battery C, 338th Field Artillery, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Jan. 1, 1918.

Registered McHenry county. Born, Denbigh, N. Dak., Feb. 9, 1892, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Battery B, 335th Field Artillery, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct. 1, 1918. Overseas from Aug. 31, 1918, to death.

Registered Miner county, S. Dak. Born, LeMars, Iowa, March 20, 1890, of American-German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Howard, S. Dak., on July 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company No. 57, 15th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to Aug. 23, 1918; Company No. 36, Labor Regiment, Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Fla., to Sept. 21, 1918; 10th Detachment, Administration Labor Company, to death. Overseas from Oct. 7, 1918, to death.