ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Registered Burke county. Born, Cleveland, Minn., Nov. 30, 1895, of Canadian-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Enlisted at Minot on Dec. 15, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Served in Medical Detachment, 4th Infantry, to death. Overseas from April 15, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensives: Aisne; Champagne-Marne. Defensive Sector: Chateau-Thierry (Champagne). Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, for extraordinary heroism in action near Les Franquettes Farm, France, July 23, 1918.

Registered Barnes county. Born, Junction City, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1895. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at Valley City, N. Dak., on Dec. 22, 1917. Sent to Parris Island, S. C. Served at Quantico, Va., from March 3, 1918, to March 17, 1918. Arrived in France, March 27, 1918. Served in 67th Company, 5th Regiment, to death. Engagements: Toulon Sector: Aisne Defensive: Chateau-Thierry Sector. Awarded Fourragere.

Not a registrant. Born, Valley City, D. T., Oct. 21, 1889, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - mining engineer. Appointed from civil life and called into active duty as a 1st Lieutenant, on Nov. 27, 1917. Assigned to 38th Infantry, to death. Principal stations: Camp Greene, N. C.; Camp Merritt, N. J.; AEF. Overseas from March 30, 1918, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Aisne. Defensive Sector: Chateau-Thierry (Champagne).

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 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 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 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).

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.

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).