State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
George Swiggum
Hilendal, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 77th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of pneumonia, Oct. 9, 1918, at Base Hospital, Camp Custer Mich.
Buried in Hilendal Cemetery, Hilendal township, Richland county, North Dakota.
1918
Otto Peter Smith
Harvey, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C, 42nd Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 27
Died at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried, Harvey, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Cpl. George Thomas Christensen
Flaxton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Motor Truck Company No. 471, 418th Motor Supply Train
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 9, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried at Flaxton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Edward William Werle
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 14th Ammunition Train
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 31
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 9, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3429 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Christian Martin Festvog
Landa, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 1, Fort Leavenworth September Automatic Replacement Draft
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia, at St. Nazaire, France, on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in Base Cemetery 21, Grave 754, Plot G. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 22, 1920, and buried at Landa, N. Dak.
1918
Cpl. Lyle S. Sitler
Randall, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 109th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in Grave 167, Section 43, Plot 4, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and buried at Randall, Minn.
1918
PFC Frank Jabez Piper
Ashley, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Evacuation Hospital No. 10
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 31
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. Aug. 8, 1921, and buried at Ashley, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
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
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
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
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.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Joseph E. Pariseau
Joliette, 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
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried, Grave 25, Row 35, 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
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. Robert Franklin Richter
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 328th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried at Argonne Woods. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and consigned to Mr. Reppeto, Depot Agent, Esmond, N. Dak. Buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Esmond, ND.
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).