John I. Sveum

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Registered Steele county. Born, Galesburg, N. Dak., Aug. 29, 1895, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Sherbrooke on April 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to May 16, 1918; Company F, 358th Infantry, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, June 1, 1919. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to June 7, 1919. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Puvenelle and Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine). Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on June 14, 1919, as a Private 1st Class.

Rudolph Staska

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Not a registrant. Born, Cummings, N. Dak., March 21, 1894, of Austrian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company L, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Hillsboro, on Aug. 15, 1917. Served in Company L, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company L, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 12, 1918; Company H, 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, June 1, 1918. 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.

Martin Vos

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Registered (place not given). Born, Muskegon, Mich., April, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Inducted at Hillsboro on Sept. 22, 1917. Served in Company I, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company K, 348th Infantry, to June 11, 1918; Camp Pike Replacement Draft, to July 27, 1918; Company H, 23rd Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 22, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Limey and Marbache (Lorraine).

Harry R. Thompson

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Registered (place not given). Born, Hatton, D. T., Nov., 1885, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Inducted at Fort McDowell, Calif., on Oct. 5, 1917. Served in Company C, 25th Engineers, to death. Overseas from Jan. 4, 1918, to death.

Albert Wermedahl

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Registered Traill county. Born, Hatton, N. Dak., Jan. 22, 1891, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Hillsboro on Sept. 3, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in Company G, 5th Limited Service Regiment, Depot Brigade, Camp Grant, Ill., to death.

George John Erickstad

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Registered, Walsh county. Born, Grafton, N. Dak., May 2, 1897, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Grafton on Sept. 5, 1918. Sent to Camp Grant, Ill. Served in 33rd Company, 161st Depot Brigade, to death.

Robert Williams Bates

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Not a registrant, under age. Born, Park River, N. Dak., Dec. 14, 1900, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Grand Forks on July 21, 1918. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Company D, 10th Infantry, to death.

Raymond Alexander Hanson

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Registered, Cavalier county. Born, Letcher, S. Dak., July 31, 1890, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on July 25, 1917. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company F, 18th Infantry, to death. Grade: Mechanic, Jan. 27, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No.

Bernard Hagen

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Registered, Walsh county. Born, Park River, N. Dak., April 1, 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Grafton on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 41st Company, 11th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Sept. 5, 1918; Company C, 78th Infantry, to death.

William Jennings Johnson

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Not a registrant, under age. Born, Grafton, N. Dak., March 26, 1897, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in the Navy at Minneapolis, Minn., on Nov. 30, 1917. Served at Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill., to Dec. 31, 1917; Naval Training Camp, Charleston, S. C., to March 29, 1918; Naval Radio School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., to Aug. 8, 1918; Receiving Ship, Pensacola, Fla., to Sept. 25, 1918; Naval Air Station, Cape May, N. J., to death.