State Heroes

Harry Howard Watkins

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 140th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 27, 1918 / Age: 25

Killed in action on Sept. 27, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 29, 1921, and buried Grave 2580, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Jacob Weber

World War I

Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:

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

Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Edward Nicholas Weber

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 58th Infantry

Date of Loss: May 23, 1918 / Age: 22

Killed in action on May 23, 1918, in sinking of Moldavia.

Buried in the British Channel.

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

Pvt.1st Class Lewis D. Weeks

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 220th Company, Military Police Corps, Aviation Section, Production Center No. 2

Date of Loss: February 06, 1919 / Age: 21

Died of accidental shot, on Feb. 6, 1919.

Buried, Feb. 7, 1919, in Grave 50, Cemetery 159, Romorantin, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 17, 1920, and consigned to Lewis J. Weeks, Prole, Iowa. (place of burial not given).

John William Well

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 164th Infantry

Date of Loss: February 06, 1920 / Age: 23

Died on Feb. 6, 1920, at Cavalier, N. Dak.

Buried, Cavalier, N. Dak.

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

Pvt.1st Class Joseph Ira Francis Weller

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 1st Field Signal Battalion

Date of Loss: November 06, 1918 / Age: 25

Died on Nov. 6, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried in Grave 24, Row 38, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Lemuel Morgan Wells

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 26th Engineers

Date of Loss: February 03, 1919 / Age: 28

Died of broncho pneumonia, at Bordeaux, France, on Feb. 3, 1919.

Buried at Gironde, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 10, 1920, and buried at Cando, N. Dak.

Edward William Werle

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 14th Ammunition Train

Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 31

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 9, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3429 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Albert Wermedahl

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 5th Limited Service Regiment, Depot Brigade

Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 27

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 5, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3429 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Theodore Werre

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 306th Animal Transport Depot

Date of Loss: October 11, 1918 / Age: 24

Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 11, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 3430 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Byron H. West

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 15th Service Company, Signal Corps, Casual Detachment

Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 20

Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 17, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. Sept. 3, 1920, and buried in Grave 432, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Wagoner Alfred West

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Supply Company, 164th Infantry

Date of Loss: January 28, 1918 / Age: 24

Died of pneumonia, on Jan. 28, 1918.

Buried, Grave 6, Row 4, Block B, Brookwood American Cemetery, Brookwood, England.