State Heroes
World War I
1918
Teamster Robert R. Bigham
Dunseith, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Disciplinary Barracks, Quartermaster Corps, Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
Date of Loss: December 13, 1918 / Age: 37
Died of pneumonia at Fort Leavenworth, Kans., on Dec. 13, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Alfred B. Larsen
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: December 13, 1918 / Age: 25
Died on Dec. 13, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 22, Row 18, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiacourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
1918
1st Lt. Ralph Dryden
Grafton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 2nd Aviation Instruction Center, Air Service
Date of Loss: December 13, 1918 / Age: 22
Accidentally killed in aeroplane accident, at Tours, France, on Dec. 13, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 29, 1920, and buried at Grafton, N. Dak.
1918
2nd Lt. James Lester Cole
Kenmare, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 41st Infantry
Date of Loss: December 12, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia, at Base Hospital, Fort Riley, Kans., on Dec. 12, 1918.
Buried at Kenmare, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class John Gottfred Anderson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
Date of Loss: December 11, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of accidental gunshot wound, on Dec. 11, 1918.
Buried, Grave 26, Row 8, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Pvt. George Oscar Altringer
Wimbledon, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: December 08, 1918 / Age: 25
Died on Dec. 8, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried at Savenay, France; Reburied at Wimbledon, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Melvin Wisness
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 2nd Field Battalion, Signal Corps
Date of Loss: December 07, 1918 / Age: 31
Died on Dec. 7, 1918, of pneumonia.
Buried, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Leo A. Schinzel
Coeur d' Alene, IDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 362nd Infantry
Date of Loss: December 07, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of spinal meningitis, on Dec. 7, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on May 11, 1921, and buried in St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Sgt.1st Class Dovie Webster Carter
Springfield, ILWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 638th Aero Squadron
Date of Loss: December 06, 1918 / Age: 25
Died at Lay St. Reny, France, on Dec. 6, 1918, as a result of accidental injuries.
Buried, Grave 2, Row 15, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
1918
Lyle Eugene Giffen
Glencoe, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Training Detachment, Army Air Service Mechanics School
Date of Loss: December 06, 1918 / Age: 19
Died of pneumonia, at St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 6, 1918.
Buried at Glencoe, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Gottlieb Morlock
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: December 05, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of wounds on Dec. 5, 1918, at Reserve Hospital, Lindau, Germany.
Buried, Soldiers Cemetery, Lindau, Germany. Remains reinterred in Grave 32, Row 36, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
S2c Edwin George Quarne
Towner, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Air Station, L'Aber Vrach, France
Date of Loss: December 04, 1918 / Age: 31
Died at L'Aber Vrach, France, on Dec. 4, 1918.
Buried at Towner, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Pierce county.
1918
Norman Andreas Vorland
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 338th Machine Gun Battalion
Date of Loss: December 02, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia, at Toul, France, on Dec. 2, 1918.
Buried, Bommel, Norway.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Chauncie Otis Jenks
Calvin, NDWorld War I
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
Norvald Larson
Grafton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Company, 158th Infantry
Date of Loss: December 01, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of broncho pneumonia, at US Camp Hospital No. 4, Army Postoffice No. 702, France, on Dec. 1, 1918.
Buried, Grave 14, Row 17, Block B, Suresnes, Seine, France.