Ward-Mountrail County ND Archives Obituaries.....Andersen, George January 26, 1918
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Family notes
George Andersen was born March 17, 1891 Newburg, Mitchell, Iowa to Hans 
Andersen and Gena Petersdatter on a farm near the village of Meltonville. He 
lived there until age seven. 

In 1898, George moved with his parents from Iowa to near Stanley, Palermo, 
North Dakota where they planned to homestead farmland. He attended a country 
school there and worked on the farm and later in the coal mines in the area. 

On September 18, 1917, George enlisted in the army at Stanley, ND was sent to 
be trained at Camp Dodge, Iowa. He had gone from field artillery to machine 
gun training. He was transferred to further training at Camp Cody, Deming, 
Luna, New Mexico. 

The whole camp in New Mexico was quarantined for the measles. George may have 
had them, too. He got sick with 102 degree fever on Jan. 21, 1918.

Telegram sent from the camp to the family: "Jan 23,1918: Mrs. Inga Rustad, 
Private George Anderson dangerously ill. Not expected to live, if possible 
come at once." 
Second telegram sent Jan 27, 1918 to Mrs. Inga Rustad (Inga was George's 
oldest sister)- " Your brother, George Anderson, died of pneumonia at the Camp 
Cody base hospital. Notify commanding office of Coc 126 M.G.B.N. as to what 
disposition you desire made of remains and effects, the body will be shipped 
to any address you designate. - H. Floyd Stone, 2nd Lieut., Coc 126 New 
Mexico." 

The soldier's name accompanying the body was Maxwell Morrison. He said that 
George did not want to go out and train on the 21st. The camp manager said he 
either had to train, chop wood or go down and see the doctor. He chose the 
hospital and the doctor examined him. He died the January 26th at 11:45 p.m. 
at the base hospital in Camp Cody, Deming, New Mexico. His cause of death was 
bronchi-pneumonia. He was brought by train to Palermo, ND. He was embalmed 
before he was shipped. He was in uniform, in a black coffin, with a black 
cloth outside it. All his clothes were sent back also. 

His brother, Adolph Andersen was there when the train arrived and helped get 
him off of the train. The family bought a flower pillow for him. The school 
teacher and children sent to Minot, ND for fresh flowers. Mrs. Doarn brought 
some house plants and his sister Mary, made some flowers. The funeral was on 
the nicest day of the winter and was officiated by Rev. A.C. Korsrud. 

Selma wrote to Clara Andersen: " I'm sure he has it good because he sure was a 
good boy." The neighbor kids sang at the funeral " Nearer My God to Thee" 
and "How Blessed Is Thy Little Flock" in English. George was 26 yrs., 10 mo., 
and 10 days. 

A poem was written in remembrance entitled "George Brave Heart":
"Because you died, I will not let the roses that blossomed in the garden fade 
and die; I will not heed the blackbird's song is ended. Because you passed 
along and said Good bye. 
Because out there a little mound lies named. Because I loved you once, I love 
you still. I'll treasure up your smiles, your mirth, your laughter, and spread 
them o'er the future for my fill. Because you died, I will not shade the 
sunlight. And keep a veil about my face to hide the world about my feet. You 
never loved the shadows; I will not weep the while, because you died. Oh, 
blessed one! Oh pure, oh, young sweet lover! Oh man that went out as a boy and 
fell. I'll do my bit toward the great endeavor. Because you loved and laughed, 
I'll laugh as well." 

Found on Ancestry.com - North Dakota Military Men: Name: George Anderson; 
Registrant: yes, Mountrail county; Birth Place: St. Angar, Iowa; Birth Date: 
17 Mar 1891; Parent's Origin: Norway; Occupation: farmer; 
Comment: inducted at Stanley on Sept. 18, 1917; sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa; 
served in Battery A, 338th Field Artillery, to (date not given); Company C, 
126th Machine Gun Battalion, to death. Died of pneumonia, on Jan. 26, 1918 
 
Found in the 1895 census at Newburg, Mitchell, IA living with his parents. 
Found in the 1900 census at township 159, Ward, North Dakota, age 9, living 
with his family. Found in the 1910 census at Baden, Ward, North Dakota working 
in a coal mine.   
 


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