State Heroes

Jacob P. Kleinsasser

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 313th Ammunition Train

Date of Loss: October 14, 1918 / Age: 27

Died in France, Oct. 14, 1918.

Buried in French-American Military Cemetery, France. Reburied in Lutheran Cemetery, Max, N. Dak.

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

2nd Lt. Paul Martin Hanson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 4th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action, on Oct. 13, 1918.

Place of burial unknown.

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

Seaman John George Bender

World War I

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: SS Pioneer

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 20

Died in Naval Hospital, New York, on Oct. 13, 1918.

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

Daniel Chase

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Veterinary Corps, 40th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 24

Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried at Elbowoods, N. Dak.

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

Pvt. Ingvald Gjertson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 137th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 25

Died on Oct. 13, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried in American Cemetery, Bozoilles, Vosges, France. Remains returned to Norway, and consigned to Mrs. Arma Rosindrson Gjertson, Raranger, Norway. (place of burial not given).

Pvt.1st Class Cornelous Olson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 70th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 33

Died of broncho pneumonia on Oct. 13, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 3, page 2410 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Ole Semeling, Jr.

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 305th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Argonne drive, on Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried in Grave 36, Row 11, Block H, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Pvt. Ward Elon Bullis

World War I

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Service of Supply Hospital

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 20

Died of wounds on Oct. 13, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 1, page 446 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Carl Gustav Berg

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 50th Company, 13th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 26

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried at Klara, N. Dak.

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

Pvt.1st Class Ole O. Greslivold

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 352nd Infantry

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of pneumonia, at Chavannes les Granda, France, on Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried, Grave 23, Row 8, Block F, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Cpl. Orval Manning

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 344th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 25

Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried in American Cemetery of Talence, (Gironde), France. Remains returned to U. S. Nov. 15, 1920, and buried in Grave 904, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Cpl. Jacob Fred Ouhl

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 39th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 22

Killed in action, Oct. 13, 1918, Argonne Forest.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and buried at Cavalier, N. Dak.

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

Corporal Henry Hafener

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Company, 77th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of broncho pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried at Mooreton, N. Dak.

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

Seaman 2c George Arlington Hill

World War I

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Training Station, Seattle, Wash.

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 25

Died of pneumonia at Seattle, Wash., on Oct. 13, 1918.

Buried at Ardoch, N. Dak.