US Army Air Service, 71st Spruce Squadron. Residence: Butte, Montana. Born in Norway. First World War: Age 29. Entered service 18 Oct 1918 at Butte. Private. Discharged 19 Dec 1918 at Vancouver, Washington. Post war: Died 31 Mar 1931 at Hot Springs, South Dakota, of pneunonokoniosis. Buried in Battle Mountain Sanitarium Cemetery in Hot Springs, lot 9, block 2, grave 14. Sources: (SDSHS, WPA Veterans Graves Registration, Fall River County)