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Ross Harry E.

Name:
Harry E. Ross
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
Unit:
26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-07-20
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa
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North Dakota Military Men, 1917- 1918:
Name: Harry Edward Ross
Army #: 54,145
Registrant: no, enlisted prior
Birth Place: Cedar Rapids, Nebr.
Birth Date: 15 Jun 1898
Parent's Origin: of American parents
Occupation: student
Comment: enlisted in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Wahpeton, on April 24, 1917; called into federal service, World War, on July 15, 1917; served in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company I, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 13, 1918; Company H, 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Sept. 15, 1917; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Killed in action at Soissons, France, on July 20, 1918; buried in France; remains returned to U. S. on May 13, 1921, and buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa. 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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