ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Registered Williams county. Born, Ashby, Minn., Feb. 7, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Williston on Sept. 18, 1917. Served in Battery A, 338th Field Artillery, to Nov. 30, 1917; Battery C, 335th Field Artillery, to death. Grade: Corporal, Jan. 22, 1918.

Registered Williams county. Born, Waldres, Norway, Jan. 29, 1893. Declarant citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Williston on July 22, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 48th Company, 12th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Aug. 18, 1918; Battery B, 40th Field Artillery, to death.

Registered Williams county. Born, Stackaryd, Sweden, Feb. 5, 1895. Declarant citizen. Occupation - auto mechanic. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on Sept. 19, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company E, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company C, 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Corporal, Aug. 26, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon.

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Zahlie, Syria, March, 1898. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on May 25, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 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. Wounded, slightly, June 6, 1918. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne.

Registered Williams county. Born, Hampton, Iowa, April 24, 1894, of American parents. Occupation - carpenter. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on July 20, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company E, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company I, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Wounded, gassed, June 9, 1918. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No.

Registered Williams county. Born, Singapore, Straits Settlement, Sept. 22, 1888. Declarant citizen. Occupation - mason tender. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on July 9, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Aug. 25, 1917; Company L, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company L, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 12, 1918; Company H, 26th Infantry, to death. Grades: Cook, April 10, 1918; Private, June 21, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death.

Registered Williams county. Born, Napanee, Ind., Feb. 1, 1892, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on July 2, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company E, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon.

Registered Mountrail county. Born, Setesdal, Norway, Oct. 10, 1893. Declarant citizen. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Stanley on March 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company L, 3rd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to May 25, 1918; Provisional Ambulance Company B, Medical Officers Training Camp, Fort Riley, Kans., to July 6, 1918; Camp Crane Company No. 2, July Medical Replacement Draft, to Aug. 25, 1918; Medical Detachment, 2nd Battalion, 4th Infantry, to discharge. Overseas from July 14, 1918, to Aug. 25, 1919. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.

Registered Williams county. Born, Atwater, Minn., Oct. 19, 1893, of Swedish parents. Occupation - jeweler. Inducted at Williston on March 29, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company I, 3rd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company B, 137th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne.