State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
Sgt. James Harold Riordan
Charles City, IA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 269th Aero Squadron
Date of Loss: September 21, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia, at St. Maxien, France, on Sept. 21, 1918.
Buried, St. Maxien, France. Reburied, Charles City, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1920.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Ross S. Ruland
Glen Ullin, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 313th Engineers
Date of Loss: May 22, 1918 / Age: 26
Died at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on May 22, 1918.
Buried at Glen Ullin, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Ross E. French
Detroit, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 02, 1918 / Age: 26
Died on Oct. 2, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 4, Row 22, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
William G. Peterson
Finley, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 322nd Infantry
Date of Loss: November 09, 1918 / Age: 28
Killed in action on Nov. 9, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. and buried at Finley, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Steele county.
1918
George William Snook, Jr.
Elgin, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 19
Killed in action on July 18, 1918, near Soissons, France.
Buried, Missy Au Bois, France. Reburied, Elgin, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Rolly W. Darling
Berthold, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: May 06, 1918 / Age: 27
Died on May 6, 1918, at Field Hospital No. 12, Bonvillers, France, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Bonvillers, Oise, France, Grave No. 29. Remains returned to U. S. on April 5, 1921, and buried in Wildrose Cemetery, Berthold, N. Dak.
1918
Aslak Vettrus
Rolette, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Company, 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia at Camp Grant, Ill., on Oct. 6, 1918.
Buried, Rolette, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. James W. Kidd
Kenmare, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 22, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on July 22, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on May 11, 1921, and buried in Riverview Cemetery, Portland, Oregon.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Charles Vernon Little
Hampton, IA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 22, 1918 / Age: 24
Died on July 22, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in Grave 52, Row 9, Block B, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Private Clarence Elmer Anderson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 30, 1918 / Age: 22
Died on July 30, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 5, Row 19, Block A, Somme American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Robert Herman Karstens
Mankato, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 53rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of influenza, on Oct. 6, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1630 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Pvt. Chauncie Otis Jenks
Calvin, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: December 01, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia, on Dec. 1, 1918, at Base Hospital No. 45, France.
Remains returned to U. S. on June 14, 1921, and buried at Calvin, N. Dak.
1918
George T. Larsen
World War I (WWI)
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.
1918
Charles Frederick Schwartz
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action, Argonne, on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 7, Row 23, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
William C. Schneider
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: May 02, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia on May 2, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2868 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Reuben Alfred Hartman
Turtle Lake, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of influenza at Camp Hancock, Ga., on Oct. 5, 1918.
Buried, Turtle Lake, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.