State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
PFC Frank Jabez Piper
Ashley, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Evacuation Hospital No. 10
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 31
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. Aug. 8, 1921, and buried at Ashley, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Melvin LeRoy Pippinger
Knapp, WI
World War I (WWI)
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.
1918
Joseph Pirkl
Owatonna, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 11, 1918 / Age: 29
Killed in action on July 11, 1918.
Buried, Grave 22, Row 26, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Leonard Andrew Poe
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill.
Date of Loss: September 22, 1918 / Age: 19
Died in Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., on Sept. 22, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Charles Pokorny
Silver Lake, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 315th Engineers
Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 1, 1921, and buried in Congregational Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Sgt. George A. Potel
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 16, 1918 / Age: 20
Died, Sept. 16, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 6, Row 3, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
1918
Cpl. Bert J. Potratz
Hillsboro, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 20
Killed in action on July 18, 1918.
Place of burial unknown. Some place in France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Gunner's Mate 3c Harold Clark Potter
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md.
Date of Loss: October 19, 1918 / Age: 24
Died at Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 19, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1919
Pvt.1st Class Gordon Harold Powers
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Ordnance Repair Shops, Motor Transport Corps
Date of Loss: March 14, 1919 / Age: 23
Died of influenza on March 14, 1919.
Buried, Grave 28, Row 19, Block A, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Joseph Prchal
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 40th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 07, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of bronchial pneumonia on Oct. 7, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2603 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
William W Prelvitz
Hector, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 30
Died of pneumonia at Base Hospital No. 1, Hericourt Haute, France, on Sept. 29, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. June 6, 1921, and buried in St. John's Cemetery, Hector, Minn.
1918
Joseph Alexander Preshard
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Company, 9th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 11, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 11, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2605 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1920
Cpl. Horace Eugene Preston
Grand Forks, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 19th Division, Supply Train
Date of Loss: July 25, 1920 / Age: 30
Died at Grand Forks, N. Dak., on July 25, 1920.
Buried at Grand Forks, N. Dak.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
James Henry Priest
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 5th Limited Service Training Regiment
Date of Loss: October 07, 1918 / Age: 30
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 7, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2609 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Frank Joseph Proisl
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: March 18, 1918 / Age: 22
Died on March 18, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 1, Row 14, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
World War I (WWI) Student Army Training Corps (SATC)
1918
Private Earl Pugh
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 21, 1918 / Age: 21
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
Buried at Werner Cemetery, Dunn County, North Dakota.