State Heroes
World War I
1918
Pvt. Roy McKinley Basford
Troy, SDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action in battle of Argonne, on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 3, 1921, and buried in Grave 2736, European Section, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
1918
Sgt. John Richard Roache
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 6, 2nd Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 13, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2715 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Cpl. Gus J. Ritschel
White Sulphur Springs, MTWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 313th Engineers
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 13, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried in Grave 1648, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
1918
Clarence Edwin Hesgard
Buxton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 35, 9th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried at Buxton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Martin Hoff
Brooten, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 14th Ammunition Train
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 30
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 13, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1376 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Anthony Fricke
Spirit Lake, IAWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 12th Company, 3rd Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of broncho pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried at Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Herbert Carl Maske
Lomira, WIWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 326th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 23
Died on Oct. 13, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 14, Row 23, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Seaman John George Bender
World War I
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: SS Pioneer
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 20
Died in Naval Hospital, New York, on Oct. 13, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
2nd Lt. Paul Martin Hanson
Church's Ferry, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 4th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action, on Oct. 13, 1918.
Place of burial unknown.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Daniel Chase
Elbowoods, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Veterinary Corps, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried at Elbowoods, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt. Ingvald Gjertson
Wolford, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 137th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 25
Died on Oct. 13, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in American Cemetery, Bozoilles, Vosges, France. Remains returned to Norway, and consigned to Mrs. Arma Rosindrson Gjertson, Raranger, Norway. (place of burial not given).
1918
Ole Semeling, Jr.
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 305th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Argonne drive, on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried in Grave 36, Row 11, Block H, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Cornelous Olson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 70th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 33
Died of broncho pneumonia on Oct. 13, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2410 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Corporal Henry Hafener
Mooreton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Company, 77th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of broncho pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried at Mooreton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Henry Hafner.
1918
Carl Gustav Berg
Klara, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 50th Company, 13th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried at Klara, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.