US Army. Residence: South Dakota. Born “Gudmund Joakim Naavik” on 25 Jan 1892 at Frosta, Nord Trondelag, Norway, a son of Kristian Granstad and Guru Anna Froestad (who never married; Kristian came to America, Guru stayed in Norway.). First World War: Enlisted 1917. Served in Europe from early January 1918 until the war’s end. Post war: Married in 1922 to Anna Mellon, also an immigrant from Norway. Six children. Farmed near Northgate, North Dakota. Sources: (Rootsweb Odd-Steinar mongoose@viper.net.au)
