State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
Pvt. Percy George Carter
Sheldon, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 317th Field Signal Battalion
Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of lobar pneumonia at Base Hospital No. 53, France, on Oct. 6, 1918.
Buried, Cemetery No. 13, Grave No. 121, Langres, France. Remains returned to U. S. on May 13, 1921, and buried at Sheldon, N. Dak.
1918
Pvt. John Raymond Joyce
Crosby, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: May 17, 1918 / Age: 19
Died on May 17, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on April 5, 1921, and buried at Crosby, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Willis O. Gish
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 8th Ammunition Train
Date of Loss: July 14, 1918 / Age: 28
Murdered - strangulation - on July 14, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1060 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Pvt. Osmer James Leigh
Royalton, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 58th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 22, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia on Sept. 22, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 10, 1920, and consigned to J. E. Leigh, Royalton, Minn. (place of burial not given).
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Lars Olai Ovrevik
Creston, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 25, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of pneumonia, Oct. 25, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 28, 1922, and buried at Creston, Ill.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Gust W. Martinson
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.
1918
Lauritz Vangerud
Kindred, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 14th Company, 4th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: August 04, 1918 / Age: 29
Died at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Aug. 4, 1918.
Buried, Christiania Cemetery, Kindred, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Andrew James Black
Berthold, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: November 05, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Nov. 5, 1918.
Buried in France. Reburied at Berthold, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Ferdinand Hibner
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 30
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried in Grave 10, Row 21, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Preston George McGarry
Willow City, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: School for Bakers and Cooks, Camp Custer, Mich.
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried at Willow City, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Leete Gladstone Van Syckle
Grand Forks, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 53rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of influenza pneumonia at Camp Hancock, Ga., on Oct. 5, 1918.
Buried at Grand Forks, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
John Nelson Stearns
Crystal, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 14th Company, Military Truck Division, Machine Gun Training Center
Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 31
Died of influenza on Oct. 5, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3080 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Wilford Degree
Stewart, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: June 28, 1918 / Age: 19
Died on June 28, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Remains returned to U. S. on March 28, 1921, and buried in St. Boniface Cemetery, Stewart, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Hilton Givens
Grafton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in France. Reburied at Grafton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Bennie A. Larson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 13th Ammunition Train
Date of Loss: October 25, 1918 / Age: 31
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 25, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 1818 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Anthony Fricke
Spirit Lake, IA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 12th Company, 3rd Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of broncho pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried at Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.