Anthony William Zirbes

Biography:

Registered Williams county. Born, Lone Tree, N. Dak., Nov. 22, 1890, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on July 21, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company E, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company H, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No.

Knute Holberg

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Flisen, Hamar Co., Norway, Sept. 7, 1891. Citizenship, declarant. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Lakota on Sept. 3, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in 34th Company, 161st Depot Brigade, to death.

John M. Larson

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Houston, Minn., July 26, 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Lakota on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company R, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company K, 140th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).

Willie Bartlett Matson

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Aneta, N. Dak., Aug. 22, 1897, of Danish-Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Minneapolis, Minn., on July 5, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Company K, 5th Engineers Training Regiment, to July 25, 1918; Company K, 4th Engineers Training Regiment, to Aug. 22, 1918; 10th Company, August Automatic Replacement Draft, Camp Humphreys, Va., to Aug. 24, 1918; Company A, 309th Engineers, to death. Overseas from Sept. 9, 1918, to death.

Ole Melvin Morken

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Pekin, N. Dak., Nov. 15, 1891, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Lakota on Sept. 21, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company L, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company G, 348th Infantry, to March 15, 1918; Company E, 348th Infantry, to June 11, 1918; Headquarters, Machine Gun Company, 162nd Infantry, to Aug. 14, 1918; Company C, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Overseas from June 22, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine).

Fred Nylund

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, New York Mills, Minn., Feb. 7, 1892, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Lakota on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company R, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Provisional Battalion, 138th Infantry, to April 30, 1918; Detention Camp, Camp Mills, L. I., to May 15, 1918; Casual Company, 35th Division, to June 9, 1918; Company D, 140th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 27, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne.

Dreng H. Roisland

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Kloten, N. Dak., June 25, 1893, of Norwegian-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Lakota on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company H, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 15, 1918; Company B, 109th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorraine).

Maynard Leroy Rundell

Biography:

Registered Nelson county. Born, Mapes, N. Dak., Dec. 18, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - clerk. Inducted at Lakota on April 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company L, 350th Infantry, to May 16, 1918; Company K, 359th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 1, 1918. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sector: Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).