State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
Joseph Gion
Regent, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 40th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age:
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Regent, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Theodore L. Braaflat
Plaza, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: June 14, 1918 / Age: 21
Died, result of railroad accident, June 14, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 29, 1921, and buried at Plaza, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. William Hollaar
Hull, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 362nd Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action, on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 17, 1921, and buried at Hull, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
William John Hartman
York, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Training Company, 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 21
Died at Camp Grant, Ill., on Oct. 8, 1918, of influenza.
Buried, Hill Cemetery, York, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
PFC Joseph Francis Melary
Hettinger, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Company, 305th Infantry
Date of Loss: November 08, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Nov. 8, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on April 5, 1921, and buried at Hettinger, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Arthur Olson Nasset
Van Hook, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 75th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 20, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia, Sept. 20, 1918, at Camp Lewis, Wash.
Buried, Van Hook, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
James Ray Spitzer
Cando, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 358th Infantry
Date of Loss: November 10, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action on Nov. 10, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on April 5, 1921, and buried at Cando, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class William John Gravell
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division
Date of Loss: August 08, 1918 / Age: 28
Died on Aug. 8, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 13, Row 16, Block A, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Raymond B. Thorn
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 19
Killed in action on Oct. 5, 1918.
Buried, Grave 31, Row 38, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
George Washington Kimbell
Buffalo, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Dodge Iowa, on Oct. 8, 1918.
Buried at Buffalo, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
AS John Adolph Singer
Mercer, ND
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: 20
Died at Great Lakes, Ill., on Sept. 22, 1918.
Buried at Mercer, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Frederick Olson
World War I (WWI)
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name NOT 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
Pvt. Elgin Evens
Voss, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: November 10, 1918 / Age: 30
Killed in action on Nov. 10, 1918.
Buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and buried in Lutheran Cemetery, Grafton, N. Dak.
1918
Pvt. Benjamin Franklin Clark
Brainerd, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Company, 23rd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 03, 1918 / Age: 30
Killed in action on Oct. 3, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S., Sept. 19, 1921, and buried at Brainerd, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Freeman L. Gravley
Sargent, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 40th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 03, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of broncho pneumonia on Oct. 3, 1918, at Camp Custer, Mich.
Buried at Sargent, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Austin Fortune
Wheaton, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department
Date of Loss: June 27, 1918 / Age: 29
Died at Fort Riley, Kans., on June 27, 1918.
Buried at Wheaton, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.