State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
Gilbert Oli Myrvik
Milton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 17, 1918.
Buried in Grave 23, Row 46, Block D, Argonne-American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Walter Johnson
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age:
Died at Army Training Corps
1918
Pvt. Eugene Victor Evans
Mott, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 313th Ammunition Trains, 88th Division
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia, at Herricourt, France, on Oct. 17, 1918.
Buried, Grave 6, Row 5, Block F, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Fremont Wesley Rice
Ruthven, IA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 137th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia, Oct. 17, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. Aug. 30, 1920, and buried in Grave 348, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Vivian James Olmstead
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 42nd Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 17, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2395 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Walter Gustav Daschner
Hunter, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery D, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 17, 1918.
Buried at Hunter, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
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
John Fred Thielmann
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 5th Limited Service Regiment
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 17, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as John F Thieland.
1918
Harry Pederson
Rutland, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 78th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried at Rutland, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Gustave John Pelvit
Breckenridge, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 305th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 24
Died on Oct. 16, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France; remains returned to U. S. on July 25, 1921, and buried in Riverside Cemetery, Breckenridge, Minn.
1918
Harold George Peck
Roy, SD
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 113th Supply Train
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried at sea.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
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.
1918
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.
1918
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.
1918
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.