ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Registered Richland county. Born, Colfax, N. Dak., Jan. 4, 1895, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - clerk. Inducted at Wahpeton on April 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 29, 1918; Company L, 350th Infantry, to May 16, 1918; 357th Infantry, to death. Overseas from June 20, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: St. Mihiel. Defensive Sectors: Puvenelle and Villers-en-Haye (Lorraine).

Registered Steele county. Born, Portland, N. Dak., Dec. 14, 1891, of American-Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Sherbrooke on Sept. 21, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company L, 352nd Infantry, to April 1, 1918; Company G, 327th Infantry, to death. Grades: Bugler, Nov. 30, 1917; Private, April 1, 1918; Bugler, May 19, 1918. Overseas fro April 25, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensives: St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Lucey and Marbache (Lorraine).

Registered Cass county. Born, Fletcher, Ill., Oct. 27, 1893, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fargo on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Supply Company, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 29, 1917; Company C, 347th Infantry, to March 9, 1918; Company H, 59th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 5, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Vesle (Chamapgne).

Registered Foster county. Born, Nordre Osterdal, Norway, Aug. 6, 1893. Naturalized citizen. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Harvey, on July 20, 1917. Served in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 147th Machine Gun Battalion), to June 11, 1918; Machine Gun Company, 28th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 13, 1917, to death. Wounded, slightly, Aug. 21, 1918. Engagements: Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon.

Registered Ward county. Born, Milwood, Ill., Aug. 9, 1898, of American parents. Occupation - laborer. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 14, 1917. Called into federal service on July 15, 1917. Served in Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company B, 18th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).

Not a registrant, over age. Born, Omaha, Nebr., Dec., 1886, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company E, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Williston, on July 7, 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 L, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Minneapolis, Minn., April, 1897, of (nationality of parents not given). Occuaption - unknown. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Jamestown, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company H, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 18, 1918; Company A, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy).

Registered, (place not given). Born, Sweden, Feb., 1894. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grafton, on July 13, 1917. Called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917. Served in Company C, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 164th Infantry), to July 9, 1918; Company F, 18th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Aug. 16, 1918. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensives: Aisne-Marne; St. Mihiel; Meuse-Argonne.

Registered Barnes county. Born, Fingal, N. Dak., Dec. 30, 1891, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - laborer. Inducted at Valley City on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company T, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; 35th Division, to (date not given); 11th Company Provisional Battalion, 138th Infantry, to May 15, 1918; Casual Detachment, 35th Division, to June 17, 1918; Company K, 138th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 27, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).