State Heroes
World War I
1918
John Wesley Williams
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 307th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried, Grave 26, Row 15, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Harold George Peck
Roy, SDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 113th Supply Train
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried at sea.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Joseph J. Oien
Boyd, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 22
Died on Oct. 16, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 37, Row 9, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
AMM1 Nels Edward Henderson
World War I
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Air Station, Rockaway Beach
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 23
Died at Rockaway Beach, L. I., N. Y., on Oct. 16, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Divide county.
1918
Sgt. Oscar Erickson
Grafton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 6th Engineers
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 30
Died on Oct. 16, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France. Reburied, Grave 3211, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Sam Larson
Clifford, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 16, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried at Clifford, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Emil J. Novotny
Pisek, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Pisek, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
William George Horning
Ryder, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 31
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Ryder, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Traill county.
1918
Pvt. Christ Anderson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 326th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried, Grave 33, Row 8, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Charles Arthur Hoff
Fort Ransom, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 8, 1921, and buried at Fort Ransom, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Seward Olson
Vang, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 78th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Vang, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Thomas H. Christoffersen
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 326th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 38
Killed in action Oct. 15, 1918, at St. Juvin, France.
Buried, Grave 34, Row 18, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Cpl. Arthur Beemer Stewart
Minneapolis, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 350th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia at Herricourt, France, on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried, Grave 32, Row 28, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Cpl. Arthur William Chambers
Chanute, KSWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Chanute, Kans.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Joseph Charwatt
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 325th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Division
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 28
Died on Oct. 15, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave- 4, Row 24, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.