State Heroes
World War I (WWI)
1918
Wagoner Frank M. Kain
Oberon, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division
Date of Loss: October 23, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 23, 1918.
Buried, Grave 14, Row 28, Block F, 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 Clair Edward Mead
Valley City, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 118th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 23, 1918 / Age: 26
Died, Oct. 23, 1918, at Surrey, England, of wounds received in action.
Remains returned to U. S. on June 2, 1920, and buried at Valley City, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Walter Norman Donaldson
Big Bend, WI
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 210th Engineers
Date of Loss: October 23, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia, at Fort Riley, Kans., on Oct. 23, 1918.
Buried at Big Bend, Wis.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Nurse Mabel C. Christenson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 26
Died on Oct. 22, 1918, of pneumonia.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Grand Forks and Ward counties.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Loe James Billings
Lisbon, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 303rd Field Signal Battalion
Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 29
Killed in action on Oct. 22, 1918.
Buried in France. Reburied at Lisbon, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
John Alexander Templeton
Hannah, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Casual Company No. 4, Camp Replacement Battalion
Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 22, 1918.
Buried in American Military Cemetery, Toul, France. Remains returned to U. S. May 24, 1921, and buried at Hannah, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Henry Miller
Glasgow, MT
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 313th Ammunition Train
Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 22, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S., Oct. 31, 1921, and buried at Glasgow, Mont.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Richard Emil Larson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 1st Infantry
Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of broncho pneumonia, on Oct. 22, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Richard Larsen.
1918
Gottlier Heinzman
Richardton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Company, 2nd Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pnuemonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 22, 1918.
Buried at Richardton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Sgt. Duncan Wesley Balfour
Milton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 31st Infantry
Date of Loss: October 21, 1918 / Age: 27
Died at Vladivostok, Siberia, on Oct. 21, 1918.
Buried at Milton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
2nd Lt. Frank Erwin Curry
Harey [sic] (possibly Harvey), ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Machine Gun Battalion, 3rd Division
Date of Loss: October 21, 1918 / Age: 32
Killed in action on Oct. 21, 1918.
Buried at Farme-de-la-Madelaine, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
World War I (WWI) Student Army Training Corps (SATC)
1918
Private Frank Ebbenezer Myers
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 22
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
Buried at Carrington Cemetery, Foster County, North Dakota.
1918
Private Alton William Gillmer
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 22, 1918 / Age: 22
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
1918
Private Paul James Gates
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 21, 1918 / Age: 20
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
Buried at Garrison Cemetery, McLean County, North Dakota.
1918
Private Earl Pugh
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 21, 1918 / Age: 21
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
Buried at Werner Cemetery, Dunn County, North Dakota.