Lyle Porter Cunningham

Biography:

Registered Ward county. Born, Chippewa Falls, Wis., July 31, 1893, of American parents. Occupation - drayman. Inducted at Minot on Feb. 11, 1918. Sent to Vancouver Barracks, Wash. Served in 441st Aero Construction Squadron, 1st Provisional Regiment, Air Service, Signal Corps (58th Spruce Squadron), to July 18, 1918; Detachment No. 3, 64th Spruce Squadron, to death.

James Lester Cole

Biography:

Registered Ward county. Born, Minot, N. Dak., Jan. 11, 1892, of Canadian-American parents. Occupation - clerk. Enrolled in the Second Officers Training Camp at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Aug. 27, 1917. Commissioned and called into active service as a 2nd Lieutenant, on Nov. 27, 1917. Assigned to Company M, 41st Infantry, to death.

Bruno Max Czarnetzki

Biography:

Registered Ward county. Born, Breckenridge, Minn., Oct. 13, 1886, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minot on Sept. 3, 1918. Served in Training Group No. 2, 24th Company, Machine Gun Training Corps, to death.

Wilford Degree

Biography:

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Stewart, Minn., April, 1899, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 26, 1917. Served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company A, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan.

John Engen

Biography:

Registered Ward county. Born, Franklin, Minn., Sept. 28, 1892, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minot on Sept. 18, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Battery C, 338th Field Artillery, to death.

Jerald F. Fairchild

Biography:

Registered Ward county. Born, Battle Creek, Mich., Jan. 18, 1886, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Minot on May 6, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 31, 1918; Company M, 40th Infantry, to death.

Frank Percy Gaines

Biography:

Registered Ward county. Born, Fargo, N. Dak., March 25, 1893, of English-American parents. Occupation - bookkeeper. Inducted at Minot on Aug. 28, 1018. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 40th Company, 10th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to Sept. 5, 1918; Company B, 37th Machine Gun Battalion, to death.

Earl Gash

Biography:

Not a registrant. Born, Missouri, Sept. 14, 1895, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 14, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company I, 16th Infantry, to death. Grades: Corporal, July 14, 1917; Private, Nov. 1, 1917; Private 1st Class, Dec. 12, 1917; Corporal, Aug. 11, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death.

John Price Gregory

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Great Falls, Mont., Oct. 31, 1892, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Canadian Expeditionary Force on May 11, 1916. Served in 54th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, to (date not given); 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Infantry, to discharge. Overseas from Oct. 31, 1916, to death. Engagements, (not given).

William Henry Gerow

Biography:

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Bristol, Quebec, March 20, 1891. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on May 29, 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. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).