Lauren Paul Wirkus

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Registered Walsh county. Born, Minto, N. Dak., Aug. 30, 1895, of Polish-American parents. Occupation - auto mechanic. Enlisted at Grand Forks on Oct. 23, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Depot Company I, Signal Corps, Fort Leavenworth, Kans., to Nov. 14, 1917; Company C, 5th Field Battalion, Signal Corps, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Feb. 15, 1918. Overseas from Feb. 27, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensives: Aisne; Champagne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Chateau Thierry (Champagne).

Lyle Porter Cunningham

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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

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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.

Wilford Degree

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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.

Bruno Max Czarnetzki

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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.

Jerald F. Fairchild

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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.

John Engen

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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.

Earl Gash

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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.

Frank Percy Gaines

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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.

John Price Gregory

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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).