State Heroes

Fremont Wesley Rice

Ruthven, IA

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 137th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 22

Died of pneumonia, Oct. 17, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. Aug. 30, 1920, and buried in Grave 348, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

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

Sgt. Sebastian Rice

Fargo, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 348th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 25, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 25, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Dec. 28, 1920, and buried in Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, N. Dak.

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

Pvt.1st Class Lyle Barnes Rich

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department, Base Hospital No. 18

Date of Loss: December 08, 1917 / Age: 26

Died of typhoid fever, on Dec. 8, 1917.

Buried, Grave 34, Row 39, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Dan Rozell Richardson

Linton, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery F, 338th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: February 06, 1918 / Age: 22

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb. 6, 1918.

Buried at Linton, N. Dak.

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

Frank Henry Richholt

Bismarck, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 41st Field Artillery

Date of Loss: October 26, 1918 / Age: 27

Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 26, 1918.

Buried at Bismarck, N. Dak.

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

Pvt. Robert Franklin

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 328th Infantry

Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.

Pvt. Robert Franklin Richter

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 328th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 21

Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.

Buried at Argonne Woods. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and consigned to Mr. Reppeto, Depot Agent, Esmond, N. Dak. Buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Esmond, ND.

Albert Benedict Ries

Jamestown, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 10th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 14, 1918 / Age: 21

Died at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 14, 1918.

Buried at Jamestown, N. Dak.

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

Sgt. James Harold Riordan

Charles City, IA

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 269th Aero Squadron

Date of Loss: September 21, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of pneumonia, at St. Maxien, France, on Sept. 21, 1918.

Buried, St. Maxien, France. Reburied, Charles City, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1920.

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

Svend Risdahl

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B, 338th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: March 18, 1918 / Age: 25

Died on March 18, 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2708 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Cpl. Gus J. Ritschel

White Sulphur Springs, MT

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 313th Engineers

Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 29

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 13, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried in Grave 1648, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Fred James Roach

Lisbon, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 339th Machine Gun Battalion

Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 31

Died of pneumonia at Grange La Ville, France, on Oct. 6, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried at Lisbon, N. Dak.

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

Sgt. John Richard Roache

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 6, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade

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

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 13, 1918.

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

Information found in Volume 4, page 2715 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Pvt.1st Class Clarence Patrick Roan

Portal, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery D, 5th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 19

Died on Oct. 9, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried in Grave 150, Section 18, Block 3, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Reburied at Portal, N. Dak.

Carl J. Roardson

World War I (WWI)

Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:

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

Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

James Judson Roberts

Granite Falls, MN

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 335th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: November 03, 1918 / Age: 24

Died of pneumonia, on Nov. 3, 1918.

Buried, Grave 14, Row 24, Block A, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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