Richard Albert Burkhardt
Biography:
Registered Stark county. Born, Crystal Lake, Wis., May 8, 1890, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Dickinson, on June 14, 1917. Served in Company K, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company K, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company I, 16th Infantry, to death. Grade: Corporal, Aug. 11, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville and Saizerais (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).