State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
Chris Emil Larson
Mt. Carroll, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Feb. 25, 1922, and buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Ill.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Ernest Sanders
Frederick, WI
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Company, Provisional Battalion, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: May 10, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of scarlet fever, on May 10, 1918.
Buried at sea.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. John Rasmussen
River Falls, WI
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 4th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 23, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action on July 23, 1918.
Buried in France. Reburied in Grave 4477, European Section, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Arthur C. Larson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 140th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action at Exermont, France, on Oct. 1, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on July 28, 1921, and buried in Grave 2444, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
1918
Sgt. Theodore Joseph Valerius
Larimore, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 5th Field Battalion, Signal Corps
Date of Loss: January 04, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on Jan. 4, 1918.
Buried at Larimore, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Bernard Hagen
Park River, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 78th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 9, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1166 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Viktor Scherbinski
World War I (WWI)
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Victor Scherbinski.
Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Carl Fristad
Harmon, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 5th Training Regiment, 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia at Camp Grant, Ill., on Oct. 5, 1918.
Buried at Harmon, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Thomas Francis Devaney
Vail, IA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Company, 5th Regiment
Date of Loss: June 12, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action, June 12, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 1, page 714 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
John P. Lacher
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 17, 1918.
Buried in France. Grave unlocated.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Emil Lyman Newman
Carthage, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 20th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 28, 1918 / Age: 17
Died in Base Hospital, Fort Riley, Kans., on Oct. 28, 1918.
Buried, Carthage, Ill.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Cpl. Lyle S. Sitler
Randall, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 109th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in Grave 167, Section 43, Plot 4, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and buried at Randall, Minn.
1918
Howard Grant McLean
Forest River, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 16th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action on July 18, 1918.
Buried in France. Grave unlocated.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
William B. Shephard
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
Joseph Schettle
Grant township, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 6, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 31, 1921, and buried in Lutheran Cemetery, Grant township, Kidder county, N. Dak.
1918
Frank B. Peterman
Chicago, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 137th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 35, Row 19, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.