State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
PFC William F. Leisner
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 339th Machine Gun Battalion
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried, Grave 28, Row 24, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemeter, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Clarence Thomas Butler
Newry, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 132nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 31
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. Sept. 12, 1921, and buried at Newry, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Clarence A Butler.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Orville Peter Kilroy
Porterville, CA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Company, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 39
Killed in action at Argonne Forest, France, on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 9, 1921, and buried in Catholic Cemetery, Porterville, Calif.
1918
Stanislys Kobelanski
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 33rd Company, 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24
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 1718 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Pvt. Julian Olander Berg
Davenport, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Company, Camp MacArthur, Texas, September Automatic Replacement Draft
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of broncho pneumonia, at Kerhuon, France, on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in American Cemetery No. 531, Lambezellec, France. Remains returned to U. S. on July 15, 1920, and buried at Davenport, N. Dak.
1918
Bernt Helmer Sund
Wendell, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 27
Died, Oct. 9, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 15, 1921, and buried in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, Wendell, Minn.
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
Cpl. Richard Blue Earth
Cannon Ball, NDWorld War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 164th Infantry
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 Harley Edgar Wallace
Tomah, WI
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 19
Killed in Meuse-Argonne on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried, Tomah, Wis.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Golden Valley county.
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 George Wieglenda
Alliance, OH
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 20
Killed in action in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in Grave 23, Row 25, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Cpl. George Elisha Tibbets
Onalaska, WI
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action, Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in Grave 3, Row 7, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
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
Pvt. Ignace Kushnir
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Company, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried, Grave 8, Row 29, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Preston George McGarry
Willow City, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: School for Bakers and Cooks, Camp Custer, Mich.
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried at Willow City, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.