ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Army number 111,889; registrant, Sheridan county; born, Portland, N. Dak., Dec. 5, 1889, of American par ents; occupation, farmer; enlisted in Company El, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Harvey, on July 6, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company H, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company C, 147th Machine Gun Battalion), to June 8, 1918; Company B, 7th Machine Gun Battalion, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, May 21, 1918; overseas from Jan. 11, 1918, to March 22, 1919; wounded, severely, Oct. 21, 1918.

Registered Traill county. Born, Mayville, N. Dak., April 29, 1891, of Norwegian-American parents. Occupation - farmer. Induced at Hillsboro on Sept. 22, 1917. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company K, 352nd Infantry, to Nov. 28, 1917; Company M, 348th Infantry, to April 14, 1918; Company E, 39th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, June 17, 1918. Overseas from May 10, 1918, to death. Engagement: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Wounded, about Aug. 5, 1918.

Army number 2,560,578; registrant, McKenzie county; born, Cooperstown, N. Dak., Aug. 24, 1895, of Norwegian parents; occupation, carpenter; inducted at Schafer on March 29, 1918; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; served in Company D, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company C, 139th Infantry, to April 21, 1919; Company L, 139th Infantry, to discharge; overseas from May 3, 1918, to April 24, 1919; Discharged at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on May 2, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 20%.

Not a registrant, over age. Born, Ansonville, Pa., 1877, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 14, 1917. Served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company D, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 9, 1918; Company K, 16th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Oct. 15, 1917. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Cited in General Orders No.

Registered Wells county. Born, Napoleon, N. Dak., Jan. 23, 1894, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Fessenden on March 28, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company T, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 20, 1918; Company K, 140th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine); Gerardmer (Alsace). Missing in action, Sept. 30, 1918. Taken prisoner of war, (date not given).

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Wadena, Minn., Oct. 4, 1894, of American parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Jamestown on April 2, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in 3rd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 21, 1918; Company D, 139th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Pelican Rapids, Minn., April 2, 1901, of American parents. Occupation - student. Enlisted in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Crosby, on July 21, 1917. Served in Company C, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 15, 1917; Company E, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 18, 1918; Company K, 26th Infantry, to June 10, 1918; Company B, 26th Infantry, to July 19, 1918; Casual, to Aug. 22, 1918; Company B, 26th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Wounded, slightly, July 19, 1918.

Buried at: Plot G Row 39 Grave 12 Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery Romagne, France