ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Vail, Iowa, March 14, 1895. Enlisted in the Marine Corps at Fargo on Aug. 6, 1917. Sent to Parris Island, S. C. Served in 34th Company, Quantico, Va., from Jan. 8, 1918, to Feb., 1918; Arrived in Fance, Feb 25, 1918; 18th Company, 5th Regiment, from March 29, 1918, to death. Engagements: Toulon Sector; Aisne Defensive; Chateau-Thierry.

Not a registrant, under age. Born, Paris, Ill., Feb. 13, 1899, of American parents. Occupation - civil engineer. Enlisted in the Reserve Corps, at Omaha, Nebr., on Jan. 3, 1918. Called into active duty on May 25, 1918. Served at School of Military Aeronautics, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., to Oct. 16, 1918; Air Service, Camp Dick, Texas, to Nov. 27, 1918; Headquarters, Air Service, Field Service, Barron Field, Texas, to March 17, 1919; Cadet Detachment, Fort Sill, Okla., to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Feb. 1, 1918.

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Belgia, Austria, 1891. Citizenship, (not given). Occupation - unknown. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Jamestown, on June 24, 1916. Called into federal service on June 24, 1916, for Mexican border duty and served there until discharge. Discharged from federal service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Feb. 14, 1917, and resumed National Guard status. Called into federal service, World War. Served in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, to discharge. Grade: Private 1st Class, (date not given).

Not a registrant, enlisted prior. Born, Charleston, Ill., March 7, 1895, of American parents. Occupation - mechanic. Enlisted in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Jamestown, on June 4, 1917. Served in Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company H, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 15, 1918; Company F, 168th Infantry, to death. Engagements: Defensive: Champagne-Marne. Defensive Sectors: Luneville and Baccarat (Lorraine); Esperance-Souain (Champagne).

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Bricelyn, Minn., July 19, 1895, of Norwegian parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Jamestown on May 25, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 88th Spruce Squadron, Spruce Production Division, to death.

Florian Sticka was born on April 16, 1921, in New England, Hettinger County, North Dakota to Raphael and Ottilia (Odilia) Frank Sticka. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on October 22, 1942. Corporal Sticka served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and the India-Burma-China Theatres and was killed in action during a flight of the Curtiss C-46A-5-CU #41-12287 from Sookerating Air Base, India to Kunming, China on November 24, 1943. The aircraft was shot down by a Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero shortly after clearing the ceiling to clear the mountains.

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Jamestown, N. Dak., Jan. 12, 1890, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Jamestown on Sept. 26, 1918. Sent to Camp Custer, Mich. Served in 15th Company, 4th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to Oct. 1, 1918; 22nd Company, 6th Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade, to death.

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Windsor, N. Dak., April 14, 1893, of German parents. Occupation - farmer. Inducted at Jamestown on April 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Dodge, Iowa. Served in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade, to April 26, 1918; Company L, 137th Infantry, to death. Overseas from May 3, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sectors: Gerardmer (Alsace); Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine).

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Courtenay, N. Dak., June 16, 1892, of (nationality of parents not given). Occupation - engineer. Inducted at Jamestown on May 24, 1918. Sent to Camp Lewis, Wash. Served in 14th Company, 4th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade, to June 16, 1918; Company A, 158th Infantry, to Sept. 20, 1918; Company A, 306th Infantry, to death. Overseas from Aug. 11, 1918, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Meuse-Argonne. Defensive Sector: Foret-d'Argonne (Lorraine).

Registered Stutsman county. Born, Brantford, Ont., Dec. 15, 189. Citizenship, alien. Occupation - mechanic. Enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minn., on Dec. 14, 1917. Served in Company A, 3rd Provisional Ordnance Battalion, to July 29, 1918; Supply Company, 55th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps, to Aug. 12, 1918; 4th Company, Ordnance Repair Shop Detachment, to Feb. 8, 1919; Ordnance Repair Shops, Motor Transport Corps, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Nov. 1, 1918. Overseas from May 26, 1918, to death. Engagement: Defensive Sector: Vesle (Champagne).