Oscar Alm's Service Record for World War I
Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 1 Aaberg to Flagg
Name: Oscar Alfred Alm
Army #: none
Registrant: yes, Griggs county
Birth Place: Watson, Minn.
Birth Date: 12 Jan 1893
Parent's Origin: of Norwegian-American parents
Occupation: painter
Comment: enlisted in the Marine Corps at Fargo on June 2, 1918; sent to Parris Island, S. C.; served in Supply Company, from Aug. 1, 1918, to Nov. 5, 1918; Company C, 3rd Separate Machine Gun Battalion, from Nov. 5, 1918, to Jan. 1, 1919; 198th Company, from Jan. 1, 1919, to Jan. 16, 1919; arrived in Cuba, Jan. 26, 1919; served in 196th Company, from May 31, 1919, to June 21, 1919; in Haiti, from June 21, 1919, to Sept. 11, 1919; 148th Company, from Sept. 11, 1919, to Oct. 2, 1919; returned to Barracks, Charleston, on Oct. 15, 1919. Discharged at Charleston, S. C., on Oct. 20, 1919, as a Private.
Charles Keeney's Service Record for World War I
Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 2 Flagg to Lark
Name: Charles Miner Keeney
Army #: none
Registrant: no, enlisted prior
Birth Place: Starbuck, Minn.
Birth Date: 09 Aug 1894
Parent's Origin: of American-Norwegian parents
Occupation: laborer
Comment: enlisted in Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Wahpeton, on April 4, 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 discharge. Discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Jan. 2, 1918, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 25%.
