State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
Pvt. Edwin Jacob Christensen
Wilton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 313th Ammunition Train
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 16, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. Oct. 31, 1921, and buried in Grave 3809, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class William Emery Smith
Taneville, MO
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 328th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried, Grave 15, Row 35, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Sam Larson
Clifford, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 16, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried at Clifford, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Mess Sergeant Don Alfred Whitmore
Drayton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 348th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of influenza on Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried in American Cemetery No. 25, in Grave No. 336, Section B, at Galence, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Ralph Ellis Olinger
Erie, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 313th Military Police
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 16, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on June 6, 1921, and buried in Erie Cemetery, Erie, Ill.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Cpl. Joseph Wilbur Hemrick
Volga, SD
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried at Volga, S. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. John G. Gondo
Pittsburgh, PA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Division
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 23
Died on Oct. 15, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 9, Row 8, Block H, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Pvt. Philip P. Heier
Glen Ullin, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried, Grave 31, Row 20, 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
Harry J. Pederson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried in Grave 22, Row 16, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Cpl. Arthur William Chambers
Chanute, KS
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Chanute, Kans.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Henry W. Karsten
Long Prairie, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 15, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1630 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
Robert Klang
Dunseith, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 77th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Dunseith, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Private Christ Anderson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 326th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Division
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried, Grave 33, Row 8, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Charles Arthur Hoff
Fort Ransom, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 8, 1921, and buried at Fort Ransom, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
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.
Emil Matejcek
Sheldon, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C, 41st Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of broncho pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 15, 1918.
Buried at Sheldon, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.