Name:
Ivar Porthen
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-07-18
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France
Plot:
C
Row:
23
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Comments:
Ivar Porthen entered the military service in Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company I, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on July 18, 1918 and is now buried in Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et- Nesles, France. His name is inscribed on the Buzancy monument as Porthan.