State Heroes
World War I
Pvt. Elmer Hiatt
Flagler, IAWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 19, 1921, and buried in Grave 3307, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
![Olaf Knutson photo](/sites/www/files/styles/image_original/public/documents/person/Meuse-Argonne%2520American%2520Cemetery.jpg?itok=ZgPYJNqn&cb=345f3a8f&cb=345f3a8f)
Pvt. Olaf Knutson
Hatton, NDBranch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age:
Killed in action.
![Harry Herman Zuelich photo](/sites/www/files/styles/image_original/public/documents/person/Meuse-Argonne%2520American%2520Cemetery.jpg?itok=ZgPYJNqn&cb=345f3a8f&cb=345f3a8f)
Harry Herman Zuelich
Carver, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 3, Row 20, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Pvt. Hans Hogie
Binford, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 140th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 28
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and buried at Binford, N. Dak.
Edward Clarence Nordin
Atwater, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 137th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Argonne Forest, on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried in France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
![Thomas Witchic photo](/sites/www/files/styles/image_original/public/documents/person/Meuse-Argonne%2520American%2520Cemetery.jpg?itok=ZgPYJNqn&cb=345f3a8f&cb=345f3a8f)
Thomas Witchic
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 8, Row 6, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
![Sebastian Mischel photo](/sites/www/files/styles/image_original/public/documents/person/Meuse-Argonne%2520American%2520Cemetery.jpg?itok=ZgPYJNqn&cb=345f3a8f&cb=345f3a8f)
Sebastian Mischel
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 111th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried in Grave 31, Row 17, Block H, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
![Stephen Abel Babcock photo](/sites/www/files/styles/image_original/public/documents/person/Meuse-Argonne%2520American%2520Cemetery.jpg?itok=ZgPYJNqn&cb=345f3a8f&cb=345f3a8f)
Pvt. Stephen Abel Babcock
Ludden, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 29
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 38, Row 7, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
![William August Zich photo](/sites/www/files/styles/image_original/public/documents/person/Meuse-Argonne%2520American%2520Cemetery.jpg?itok=ZgPYJNqn&cb=345f3a8f&cb=345f3a8f)
William August Zich
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 30
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 22, Row 13, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
S2c Emil M. Dvorak
World War I
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 24
Died in Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 28, 1918, as a Seaman 2nd Class.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Pvt. Charles John Hanlan
Portal, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 308th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. Sept. 20, 1921, and buried, Grave 452, S. W., National Cemetery, Rock Island, Ill.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
![Charles Frederick Schwartz photo](/sites/www/files/styles/image_original/public/documents/person/Meuse-Argonne%2520American%2520Cemetery.jpg?itok=ZgPYJNqn&cb=345f3a8f&cb=345f3a8f)
Charles Frederick Schwartz
World War I
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.
Melvin LeRoy Pippinger
Knapp, WIWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 30
Died Sept. 28, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried at Chateau Salvange, Rarecourt, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and buried in Teegard Cemetery, Knapp, Wis.
![Louis Maixner photo](/sites/www/files/styles/image_original/public/documents/person/Meuse-Argonne%2520American%2520Cemetery.jpg?itok=ZgPYJNqn&cb=345f3a8f&cb=345f3a8f)
Louis Maixner
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 27
Died on Sept. 28, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in Grave 37, Row 33, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
John P. Milloy
Willow City, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 140th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 9, 1921, and buried at Willow City, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.