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Registered Ramsey county. Born, Chicago, Ill., June 18, 1895, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Devils Lake on June 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to July 13, 1918; Company C, 352nd Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct. 4, 1918. Overseas from Aug. 15, 1918, to death.

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Minot, N. Dak., Aug. 23, 1897, of Canadian-American parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on June 4, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 11, 1918; Company I, 16th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).

Registered Slope county. Born, Springfield, Ill., Sept. 10, 1893, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - merchant. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on July 30, 1917. Served in 72nd Aero Squadron, Signal Corps, to Sept. 13, 1917; 117th Aero Squadron, to June 1, 1918; 638th Aero Squadron, to death. Grades: Corporal, June 1, 1918; Sergeant, Aug. 1, 1918; Sergeant 1st Class, Oct. 1, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 18, 1917, to death.

Registered Ransom county. Born, London, Englan, Sept. 12, 1893. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - carpenter. Inducted at Lisbon on Feb. 13, 1918. Sent to Fort Leavenworth, Kans. Served in Company C, 317th Field Signal Battalion, to death. Overseas from July 9, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Lorraine.

Registered Cass county. Born, Gardner, N. Dak., Sept. 15, 194, of American-Swedish parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Fargo, on July 9, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company B, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company B, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company D, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).

Not a registrant, over age. Born, Sweden, Aug. 28, 1886. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Machine Gun Company, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grand Forks, on July 14, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Machine Gun Company, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Machine Gun Company, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Headquarters Company, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Grades: Private 1st Class, (date not given); Corporal, Nov. 11, 1917; Wagoner, Feb. 1, 1918; Private, July 8, 1918; Corporal, Aug. 25, 1918.

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Hanover, Ill., Sept. 21, 1897, of American parents. Occupation - rancher. Enlisted at Fargo on Dec. 7, 1917. Sent to Camp Hancock, Ga., Served in Aviation Section, Signal Corps, Kelly Field, Texas, to Dec. 15, 1917; Casual Company No. 1338, Signal Corps, Camp Hancock, to March 23, 1918; Company G, 30th Infantry, to death. Grades: Corporal, July 22, 1918; Sergeant, Sept. 9, 1918. Overseas from April 2, 1918, to death. Engagements: Defensives: Aisne; Champagne-Marne. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.

Registered Williams county. Born, Bohemia, Nov. 26, 1889. Declarant citizen. Occupation - butcher. Inducted at Williston on Feb. 23, 1918. Served in Company D, 350th Infantry, to April 1, 1918; Company K, 325th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, June 21, 1918. Overseas from April 25, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Puvenelle and Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).