Name:
James Forkan
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
341st Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-16
State:
Montana (Ireland)
Cemetery:
Kilkinure Cemetery, Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland
Plot:
Old B Plot- 60
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Private James Forkan born in 1894 and was from Kiltimagh, Ireland.Registered for the US military draft on June 5, 1917 while living in Anaconda, Montana. Granted US citizenship on August 8, 1918 while training at Camp Grant, Illinois. Embarked for France on September 7, 1918. Died of pneumonia while serving with the 341st Infantry Regiment, 86th ("Blackhawk") Infantry Division in France during WWI. (From Find a Grave)