The son of Norwegian immigrants, Wold joined the Army from
Minnewaukan, North Dakota, and served as a
private in Company I,
138th Infantry Regiment,
35th Division. At the start of the
Meuse–Argonne offensive on September 26, 1918, his
battalion was tasked with capturing the
French village of
Cheppy. Wold's platoon, at the battalion's far left flank, was to act as a communication link between the battalion and the neighboring
137th Infantry Regiment. However, thick fog caused the platoon to lose contact with both the 137th and its own battalion immediately after the advance on Cheppy began. The platoon continued forward as a combat patrol until encountering a group of American
scouts led by Lieutenant John Wingate. Wingate combined the two groups and led them behind
German lines, with the intention of attacking the Germans from the rear and thus clearing the way for the American advance. Upon reaching the German rear outside Cheppy, with the fog lifted, the group began destroying enemy positions one at a time. He was killed by machine gun fire while penetrating a camouflage screen which concealed the fifth emplacement. His comrades then charged the position, killed the occupants and recovered Wold's body. Wold, aged 22 at his death, was buried at Elim Cemetery in his birthplace of
Winger, Minnesota. ==Medal of Honor citation==