State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
Pvt. George Fritz
Foxholm, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Supply Company, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Hospital No. 26, France, on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried in US Military Cemetery, Noyes, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 3, 1920, and buried at Portal, N. Dak.
1918
Ole Kleven
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 10, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1694 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Almon Burton Coffin
Velva, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of wounds received in action, Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried in Grave 144, Plot 3, Section E, American Cemetery, Vaubecourt-Meuse, France. Reburied in Arlington Cemetery, Va.
1918
John William Kendrew
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 42nd Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 10, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1655 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Fred Arthur May
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried in Grave 38, Row 19, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Frederick A. Roskam
Cyrus, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B, 42nd Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of broncho pneumonia, on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried at Cyrus, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
George Hughes Hayden
Carpio, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Supply Company, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried at Carpio, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
William Arthur Rasmusen
Fargo, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried at Fargo, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as William A Rasmussen.
1918
Leonard Lindy Lieth
Bartlett, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery D, 42nd Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of influenza at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried, Bartlett, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Dreng H. Roisland
Kloten, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 109th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried, Grave 5, Row 2, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Corporal Richard Blue Earth
Cannon Ball, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918, to the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.
Buried, Grave No. 97, Section No. 27, Plot No. 2, Cemetery No. 1232, Argonne-American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Reburied at Cannon Ball, N. Dak.
1918
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.
1918
Pvt. Marcus E. Callahan
Minto, 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: 23
Died of wounds received in action, Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Jan. 25, 1922, and consigned to Mike Callahan, Minto, N. Dak. (place of burial unknown).
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
Verner J. Warner
Redwood Falls, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 125th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried, Grave 7, Row 24, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.