ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Registered McHenry county. Born, Faulkton, S. Dak., Jan. 9, 1896, of Prussian-Russian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Towner on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 30, 1918; 137th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine). Missing in action, Sept. 28, 1918; taken prisoner of war, released, (date not given).

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Sheldon, Ill., April 1, 1893, of Canadian-American parent. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grand Forks, on June 29, 1916. Called into federal service on June 29, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge. Discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company M, 164th Infantry), to Jan.

Registered Cavalier county. Born, Hatton, N. Dak., Nov. 6, 1895, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Langdon on Sept. 21, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company I, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company K, 348th Infantry, to June 11, 1918; June Automatic Replacement Draft, to July 27, 1918; Headquarters Company, 23rd Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 22, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Limey and Marbache (Lorraine).

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Cooperstown, N. Dak., Oct. 1, 1897, of Swedish-American parents. Occupation - clerk. Enlisted at Fargo on Nov. 28, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Battery B, 1st Trench Mortar Battalion (1st Battalion, Trench Artillery), to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct. 12, 1918. Overseas from March 30, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.

Registered Renville county. Born, Albert Lea, Minn., April 8, 1891, of American-Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Mohall on May 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 7th Company, 2nd Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 17, 1918; Company E, 157th Infantry, to Sept. 15, 1918; Company E, 110th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 8, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Clermont (Lorraine).

Registered Wells county. Born, Sykeston, N. Dak., May 12, 1896, of Canadian parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Harvey, on Aug. 14, 1917. Served in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 147th Machine Gun Battalion), to May 2, 1918; Company A, 1st Army Headquarters Regiment, to death; Overseas from Dec. 13, 1917, to death.

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Rolla, N. Dak., Dec. 14, 1897, of Canadian parents. Occupation - clerk. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on April 20, 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. Grade: Private 1st Class, April 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Wounded, slightly, June 1, 1918. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne.

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Hague, N. Dak., Jan. 30, 1897, of Norwegian-American parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 16, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company C, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Wounded, slightly, May 4, 1918. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan.