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Gustav Leander Handegaard

Born 17 June 1893, Lake Park, MN
Gender Male
Parents Lars and Guri Handegaard
Schools Attended
Branch of Service Army
Additional Identifiers Killed in Action
Service Timeframe 28 March 1918 - 26 September 1918
War/Conflict World War One 1914-1918
Principal Units and Locations

Company A, 138th Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division

Military Awards and Decorations

Narrative

Entered service 28 March 1918 at Fargo, ND. Sent to Camp Dodge, IA. Transferred from Company F, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade to Company A, 138th Infantry Regiment, 38th Division. Sent overseas on 29 July 1918. Private Handegaard was killed in action by shrapnel in the Meuse-Argonne offensive on 26 September 1918. He was buried in the commune of Vouziers in France.