State Heroes

Melvin LeRoy Pippinger

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 138th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 30

Died Sept. 28, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried at Chateau Salvange, Rarecourt, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and buried in Teegard Cemetery, Knapp, Wis.

Louis Maixner

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 138th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 27

Died on Sept. 28, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried in Grave 37, Row 33, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Pvt. Jacob L. Askildson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried, Grave 37, Row 3, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Pvt. Marinus Hald

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 139th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 31

Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried, Grave 18, Row 12, Block F, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Oluf Knutson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 58th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 30

Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried in Grave 12, Row 39, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Fred Neher

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 140th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 24

Killed in action, on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 29, 1921, and buried at Leith, N. Dak.

John George Nuestel

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 110th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 26

Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried, Grave 27, Row 21, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Pvt. John Paul Bauer

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 138th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action, on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on July 25, 1921, and buried at Hankinson, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Pvt. Elmer Hiatt

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 139th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 27

Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 19, 1921, and buried in Grave 3307, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Pvt. Olaf Knutson

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 58th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age:

Killed in action.

Orrin Ezra Lee

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 339th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: September 27, 1918 / Age: 22

Died of pneumonia at Clermont, Farrand, France, on Sept. 27, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. and buried in Grave 1619, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Thomas K. Yankoske

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 137th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 27, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action on Sept. 27, 1918.

Buried, Grave 4, Row 3, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Frank Leslie Townsend

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 137th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 27, 1918 / Age: 24

Killed in action on Sept. 27, 1918.

Buried, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 19, 1921, and buried at LaMoure, N. Dak.

Irving Helmer Krengel

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 138th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 27, 1918 / Age: 27

Killed in action on Sept. 27, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 11, 1921, and buried in Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin, Ill.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Harry Howard Watkins

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 140th Infantry

Date of Loss: September 27, 1918 / Age: 25

Killed in action on Sept. 27, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 29, 1921, and buried Grave 2580, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.