Joseph John Hledik

WWI Student Army Training Corps
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Fallen

County:
Dunn

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Private

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND

Circumstances:

Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website

Buried at Dickinson Cemetery, Stark County, North Dakota.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 2, page 1367 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Biography:

Registered in Dunn County. Born New Bedford Massechusettes on June 4, 1896 of Bohemian parents. Resided Manning, Dunn County, North Dakota. Occupation: Farmer. Served as Corporal in ND National Guard for 3 years. Inducted at Manning on August 31, 1918 sent to University of North Dakota. Served in Students Army Training Corps until death. Died at Grand Forks ND on October 25, 1918 along with 25 fellow soldiers during the Flu Pandemic.