State Heroes

Thor Elias Vatsvik

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 28

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918. 

Remains returned to Norway and consigned to Alaphias Vatsvik, Skjareham, Norway. (place of burial not given).

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

Harold Maloy Parker

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 22

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 10, 1921, and buried at Cando, N. Dak.

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

Pvt. John R. Holdaas

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 29

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 8, 1921, and buried at Bottineau, N. Dak.

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

Pvt. William M. Byers

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 30

Died on Sept. 26, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 27, Row 41, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Pvt.1st Class Mike Sulz

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 358th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 27

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Buried, Grave 28, Row 7, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

John Ernest Synder

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 138th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 30

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 1, 1921, and consigned to Mrs. Kate Smith, Kansas City, Mo.; (place of burial unknown).

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

Pvt. Guy Vivian Benoit

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 139th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 25

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 15, 1921, and buried at LaMoure, N. Dak.

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

Pvt. Jesse Wilson Dillon

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Field Hospital, 116th Sanitary Train

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 28

Died on Sept. 26, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried in France. Reburied in Grave 2251, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Pvt. John Isable

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 24

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Grave unlocated. Missing in Action or Buried at Sea. Tablets of the Missing, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, France.

Pvt.1st Class Erick Ofstad

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 359th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 27

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Grave unlocated.

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

Carl Elmer Landers

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 139th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 21

Killed in action, on Sept. 26, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 26, 1921, and buried at Kenaston, N. Dak.