Stanley Ostrowski

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Registered Wells county. Born, Rosiery, Russia, May 8, 1896. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Harvey, on July 20, 1917. Served in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 147th Machine Gun Battalion), to June 6, 1918; Company B, 7th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Overseas from Dec. 13, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Champagne-Marne. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Chateau-Thierry (Champagne).

Frank Joseph Proisl

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Registered Wells county. Born, Vienna, Austria, Sept. 8, 1895. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company B, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at New Rockford, on June 29, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company B, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 10, 1917; Company H, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company B, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Ansauville (Lorraine). Cited in General Orders No.

Jake Sommerville

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Registered Wells county. Born, Sleepy Eye, Minn., March 4, 1892, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fessenden on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 41st Company, 11th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 18, 1918; Supply Company, 42nd Field Artillery, to death.

Otto Peter Smith

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Registered Wells county. Born, Nordby, Denmark, June 28, 1891. Declarant citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fessenden on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 41st Company, 11th Training Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 18, 1918; Battery C, 42nd Field Artillery, to death.

Norman Andreas Vorland

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Registered Wells county. Born, Bommel, Norway, Feb. 21, 1890. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - mechanic. Inducted at Fessenden on June 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company No. 9, 3rd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 30, 1918; Company A, 338th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Overseas from Aug. 15, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Center (Alsace).

Edwin Walter Stickney

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Registered Wells county. Born, Sioux Falls, S. Dak., Jan. 3, 1895, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - plasterer. Enlisted in Company A, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Bismarck, on June 20, 1917. Served in Company A, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company A, 164th Infantry), to (date not given); Company A, 18th Infantry, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, Nov. 20, 1917; Private, Jan. 21, 1918; Private 1st Class, May 21, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon.

Oliver Martin Biggs

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Registered Williams county. Born, Harding, Iowa, Nov. 11, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Williston on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 4th Company, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to death.

William Alberg

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Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Henning, Minn., April 22, 1884, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Canadian Expeditionary Force in January, 1916. Served in 46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry, to death. Overseas, (dates not given). Engagements, (not given).