Army #: 47,874
Registrant: yes, Ward county
Birth Place: Kendall, Mich.
Parent's Origin: of American parents
Occupation: farmer
Comment: Enlisted in Company A. 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 20, 1917; served in Company A, 2nd Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to Oct. 13, 1917; Company D, 164th Infantry, to Jan. 9, 1918; Company I, 18th Infantry, to death; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Ansauville (Lorraine). Killed in action on March 1, 1918; buried in France; remains returned to U. S. on June 21, 1921, and consigned to George Keller, Gobles, Mich., (place of burial unknown). Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.
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