ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Nominated by AMVETS and appointed by Governor Burgum to ACOVA 9/1/2017.

Appointed Chair of ACOVA by Governor Burgum on 9/21/2021 to present

ACOVA Committees served on:

• ND Department of Veterans Affairs: 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020, 2020-2021

Member of Veteran Organizations:

• AMVETS State Commander 2015-2016
• ND Veterans Coordinating Council (NDVCC) Org. Rep. AMVETS 2013-2017

Occupation: Retired: ND Department of Transportation

Services, Committees and Memberships:

Registered Cavalier county. Born, McIntosh, Minn., Oct. 4, 1890, of Norwegian-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Langdon on Sept. 21, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Comany M, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company M, 348th Infantry, to April 12, 1918; Company C, 58th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 7, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Aisne-Marne.

Registered Cass county. Born, Kindred, N. Dak., Sept. 19, 1894, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - carpenter. Inducted at Fargo on April 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to (date not given); Battery D, 338th Field Artillery, to May 15, 1918; Company B, 344th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Overseas from June 21, 1918, to death.