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Berger Bergstrom

World War I · US Army · Private First Class

Rank: Private First Class
United States of America
B_W_Bergstrom_military_record.jpgAdded by: Mike_GBerger Bergstrom's military record
B_W_Bergstrom.jpgAdded by: Mike_GPvt. Bergstrom in uniform, probably taken at Camp Custer, Michigan.
B_W_Bergstrom_on_left.jpgAdded by: Mike_GPvt. Bergstrom (left) with a buddy. This studio portrait was taken in Archangel, Russia in March of 1919. A.N.R.E.F. is the acronym for American North Russia Expeditionary Force, which consisted of the 339th Infantry Regiment, Companies A, B and C of the 310th Engineers and the 337th Ambulance and Field Hospital Companies.
B_W_Bergstrom_Military_Medal_award.jpgAdded by: Mike_GBulletin No. 30, dated Feb 3, 1919, that included the announcement that Pvt. Berger Bergstrom had been awarded the British Military Medal on Dec. 18, 1918. Pvt. Bergstrom's name is partially obscured by the crease in the paper.
B_W_Bergstrom_head_shot.jpgAdded by: Mike_GPvt. Bergstrom, March 1919 (enlargement from Archangel studio portrait).
bergstrom_headstone.jpgAdded by: Mike_GPhoto of the head stone at the graves of Berger Bergstrom and his wife Tyyne. They are buried in the Maple Grove Township Cemetery, Kaleva, Michigan.
B_W_Bergstrom_WWII_draft_registration_1.jpgAdded by: Mike_GBerger Bergstrom's WW II draft registration card (front).
B_W_Bergstrom_WWI_draft_registration.jpgAdded by: Mike_GBerger Bergstrom's draft registration card, dated June 5, 1917 (front and rear).
British Military Medal front.jpgAdded by: Mike_GBritish Military Medal, circa 1918 (front side).
British Military Medal back.jpgAdded by: Mike_GBritish Military Medal, circa 1918 (back side).
U.S-Army-Signal-Corps_152804.jpgAdded by: Mike_GU.S. Army Signal Corps photo taken at Tulgas (Toulgas), Russia on Jan. 2, 1919. It is quite likely that Pvt. Bergstrom and his fellow 310th Engineers built this blockhouse while they were there in October and November of 1918.
Tulgas battle map enlarged.jpgAdded by: Mike_GTulgas battle map drawn after the war by William Henkelman for his fellow veterans of Company B, 339th Infantry.