WWI · Battle Death Record
Gilbert Grafton
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army · North Dakota
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- Gilbert Grafton
- Entered the Service From
- North Dakota
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- North Dakota National Guard (1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry)
- War
- WWI
- Date of Death
- February 5, 1919
- Awards
- World War I Victory Medal
- Burial / Memorial
- St. Mihiel American Cemetery and Memorial, Thiaucourt, France
- Grave
- Plot B, Row 9, Grave 6
Their story
Gilbert Collins Grafton was a career North Dakota National Guard officer who served in the 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry during the Spanish-American War and deployed to France during World War I. He died of disease at Camp Hospital No. 24, AEF, in France on February 5, 1919, and is buried overseas at St. Mihiel American Cemetery. He is the namesake of Camp Grafton, North Dakota.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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