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Martin Buskrud

Private First Class, U.S. Army · Minnesota

Personnel File — Core Information

Name
Martin Buskrud
Entered the Service From
Minnesota
Rank
Private First Class
Service
U.S. Army
Unit / Regiment
20th Engineer Regiment
War
WWI
Date of Death
December 22, 1918
Burial / Memorial
Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, France
Grave
Plot B, Row 8, Grave 19

Their story

Martin Hjalmar Buskrud was a Norwegian-American from Minnesota who served as a Private First Class in the 20th Engineer Regiment, U.S. Army, during World War I. He elected to remain in service after the Armistice and died on December 22, 1918, at age 30 of Spanish influenza. He is buried at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France.

Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.

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