State Heroes
World War I
Arthur C. Larson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 140th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action at Exermont, France, on Oct. 1, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on July 28, 1921, and buried in Grave 2444, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Pvt. Eugene P. Brasseur
Thorne, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 23
Died in Base Hospital No. 66, at Neufchateau, France, on Oct. 1, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Thedor G. Larson
Nearson, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 140th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 15, 1921, and buried at Nearson, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Christ Lien
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 140th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action, on Oct. 1, 1918.
Buried, Grave 1, Row 4, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Chris Emil Larson
Mt. Carroll, ILWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Feb. 25, 1922, and buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll, Ill.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
2nd Lt. Harry Blaine Randolph
Fergus Falls, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Students Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 39
Died of pneumonia, at Fort Sheridan, Ill., on Oct. 1, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Sgt. Jean Haywood Pearl
Mound, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters, 4th Sanitary Train
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 32
Died on Oct. 1, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France. Reburied at Mound, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Arthur Miller Hanson
Hatton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Machine Gun Company, 351st Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 1, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried at Hatton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Grand Forks and Traill counties.
Ole Melvin Morken
Pekin, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Buried, Grave 14, Row 25, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Pvt.1st Class Wilhelm Hanson
Spring Valley, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 351st Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia, at Hericourt, France, on Oct. 1, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 25, 1921, and buried at Spring Valley, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Maurice D. Rowe
Hamilton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 137th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 29
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Buried, Grave 27, Row 19, Block B, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Pvt. Niels Jensen
Luverne, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 29
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Buried, Grave 36, Row 31, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Christ Sortland
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Buried, Grave 32, Section 18, Block 1, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to Norway, and consigned to Ole John Sortland, Bergen, Norway.
Pvt. Emil Henry Kaehn
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 22
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea.
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Grave unlocated. Tablets of the Missing at Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne, France
Richard Mettler
Freeman, SDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 306th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action on Oct. 1, 1918.
Buried in Grave 33, Row 42, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.