ND Veterans Affairs News: State
John Henry Coombes
Biography:
Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Rockwell, Iowa, July 30, 1896, of English-American parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Mandan, on May 9, 1917. Served in Company F, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company F, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company M, 26th Infantry, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, March 10, 1919. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to Aug. 10, 1919. Wounded, gassed, June 9, 1918; wounded, severely, Aug. 22, 1918. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon.
Fred Hiram Corbett
Biography:
Registered Cass County. Born, Gardner, N. Dak., May 23, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - student. Inducted at Fargo on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company M, 3rd Training Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 21, 1918; 5th Company, Provisional Battalion, 138th Infantry, to June 17, 1918; Company H, 140th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 27, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine); Gerardmer (Alsace).
Ludwig Coy
Biography:
Registered (place not given). Born, Russia, Sept., 1894. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Mo., on Nov. 16, 1917. Served in Company I, 38th Infantry, to death. Overseas from March 30, 1918, to death. Engagements: Defensives: Aisne; Champagne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Chateau-Thierry (Champagne).