When David D. Nehrenberg was born on January 1, 1897, in Drake, North Dakota, his father, Gustav, was 44 and his mother, Maria, was 31. He had one brother and three sisters.

The U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976 for the State of North Dakota, provided the following military information. David Daniel Nehrenberg enlisted in the U.S. Army on 10 July 1917, his occupation at the time being a barber. He was assigned to Company D, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Minot, on July 10, 1917. He was called into federal service for the Great War (WWI). on July 15, 1917, his National Guard company becoming Company D, 164th Infantry. On Jan. 9, 1918 he became part of Company I, 18th Infantry. He was shipped overseas Dec. 14, 1917.

Private David Daniel Nehrenberg was involved in the military actions at Ansauville (Lorraine) and at Cantigny (Picardy). He was killed in action, on Cantigny Front, May 2, 1918. Like many men who fell during WWI, he was at first buried, Grave No. 72, American Cemetery No. 176. He was reburied in the Nehrenberg family plot in Drake Cemetery, Drake, North Dakota. The David D. Nehrenberg Post 32, American Legion of Drake, North Dakota was named in his honor.

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