State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
Delbert Benjamin Van Allen
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 362nd Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried, Grave 32, Row 23, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Ole John Larson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918.
Grave unlocated.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick E. Smith
Rockford, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 308th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 45
When communication from the forward regimental post of command to the battalion leading the advance had been interrupted temporarily, by the infiltration of small parties of the enemy armed with machine guns, Lieutenant-Colonel Smith personally led a p
1918
Pvt.1st Class Alfred A. Olson
Hatton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 39th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action, on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried in Grave 34, Row 33, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Private Gust Kruger
Madison, SD
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 112th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 28th Division
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 22
Died on Sept. 29, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 33, Row 43, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Pvt. Andrew Oscar Bothun
Sherwood, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 110th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried, Grave 8, Row 10, 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
Pvt.1st Class Edward Daniel Hennessy
Houston, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 362nd Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 29
Killed in action at Gesness, France, on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried in Grave 2, Row 40, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Bernard Nelson
Siren, WI
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 15, 1921, and buried at Siren, Wis.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Harry William Lindberg
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried, Grave 8, Row 4, 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
Pvt. Fred W. Dietrich
Minnewauken, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 22
Died on Sept. 29, 1918, of wounds received in Meuse-Argonne.
Buried, Grave 12, Row 25, Block H, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Pvt. Oscar Hilden
Ellendale, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 137th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action, on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried in Grave 11, Row 21, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Frank Edward Lumley
Edwards, NY
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C, 11th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of pneumonia on Sept. 29, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on June 1, 1921, and buried in South Edwards Cemetery, Edwards, N. Y.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Botolf Thompson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 30
Killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried in Grave 31, Row 40, 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
Cpl. Philip Edward Joos
Jamestown, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 28
Killed in action on Sept. 29, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 17, 1921, and buried at Jamestown, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Mercer and Stutsman counties.
1918
Charles Theodore Winkley
Marion, IN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 137th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 31
Killed in action, on Sept. 29, 1918.
Buried, Grave 27, Row 45, 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
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.