World War I, North Dakota War Casualties By County Key: Killed in Action (KIA), Died of Disease (DOD), Died of Wounds (DOW), Died of Accident (DOA), * entitled to wear a Silver Star, ** entitled to wear two Silver Stars. A few men drowned at sea. Other awards, such as Congressional Medal of Honor are also identified. Names are spelled correctly as far as can be determined from military records and the U.S. Census. Compiled September 2018 by Barbara Handy-Marchello, Ph.D., Historian for the State Historical Society of North Dakota. Adams Barnes (continued) Emil M. Dvorak, Hettinger (DOD) Fred Eliphaz Smith,Valley City (KIA) Medal of Honor Ferdinand H. Erickson, Bucyrus (DOW) Kenneth Mark Sollin, Valley City (DOD) Emanuel Hodel, Hettinger (DOD) Ole Staxrud, Valley City (KIA) Gerald V. Johnson, Hettinger (KIA) Emil Oscar Stubstad, Dazey (KIA) Phillip John Mayer, Jr., Hettinger (DOD) Stephen Swanson, Valley City (DOD) Joseph Francis Melary, Hettinger (KIA) Maurice Verschelde, Valley City (DOD) Joseph Prchal, Hettinger (DOD) Ray Earl Vessey, Valley City (DOD) Thomas John Wallace, Valley City (DOD) Barnes Elmer Ben Winters, Wimbledon (DOD)[UND]^ Leonard Edward Algeo, Valley City (DOD) Martin Wold, Valley City (KIA) George Oscar Altringer, Wimbledon (DOW) George Otto Barnick, Valley City (DOA) John Alfred Barstad, Nome (DOD) Ralph Armijo Bergan, Valley City (DOD) Congressional Medal of Honor th th Frank Boehm , Oriska (DOD) Fred Smith: 308 Infantry Regiment, 77 Division George D. Bremner, Pillsbury (KIA) Citation: When communication Manuel Alfred Dahl, Valley City (DOD) from the forward regimental post of Earl D. Findlay, Valley City (DOA) command to the battalion leading the advance had been interrupted Edgar A. Fisher, Oriska (KIA) temporarily by the infiltration of James Edward Fisher, Valley City (KIA) small parties of the enemy armed Bert Melvin Fossen, Fingal (DOW) with machineguns, Lieutenant William John Gravell, Valley City (DOW) Colonel Smith personally led a James O. Hanson, Kathryn (DOD) party of two other officers and ten Ernest Harrison, Urbana (DOD) soldiers, and went forward to Jack Humphrey, Valley City (KIA) * reestablish runner posts and carry Martin A. Jacobson, Litchville (KIA) ammunition to the front line. The Johannes Frederick Jagd, Valley City DOD) guide became confused and the party strayed to the left Daniel J. Mahoney, Valley City (KIA)* flank beyond the outposts of supporting troops, suddenly Early Ezra McLain, Valley City (DOD) coming under fire from a group of enemy machineguns only 50 yards away. Shouting to the other members of his party Clair Edward Mead, Valley City (DOW) to take cover this officer, in disregard of his danger, drew August Minnie, Valley City (KIA) * his pistol and opened fire on the German gun crew. About Ernest Oliver Myhre, Valley City (DOD) this time he fell, severely wounded in the side, but regaining Frank Nelson, Valley City (KIA) his footing, he continued to fire on the enemy until most of Charles Karl Nielson, Valley City DOD the men in his party were out of danger. Refusing first-aid Albert Nansen Olson, Dazey (KIA) treatment he then made his way in plain view of the enemy Andrew Olson, Hastings (KIA) to a hand grenade dump and returned under continued Carl Olson, Valley City (DOD) heavy machinegun fire for the purpose of making another John Vernon Raaen, Fingal (KIA) attack on the enemy emplacements. As he was attempting to Ross Ray Reid, Valley City (KIA) ascertain the exact location of the nearest nest, he again Benjamin J. Seifert, Valley City (DOA) fell, mortally wounded Harold Sharp, Valley City (KIA) World War I, North Dakota War Casualties By County www.ww1cc.org/nd 1 | 18 Benson Billings Carl Gustav Berg, Klara (DOD) Henry P. Burg, Gorham (DOA) Joseph William Bouret, Sheyenne (KIA) * Edwin Sjerdahl, Medora (DOD) Andrew Clauson, Harlow (DOD) Helmer P. Stigen, Gorham (DOD) E. P. Carlton, York (DOD) Fred W. Dietrich, (town unknown) (DOW) William R. Floyd, Minnewaukan (DOD) Bottineau Jacob Miller Geyer, Sheyenne (KIA) Frederick Garfield Baker, Bottineau County (KIA) Menton Gunnerud, Brinsmade (DOW) John Delbert Boehnke, Kramer (DOD) H. Halvdan, Maddock (KIA) Fred Casebeer, Bottineau (KIA) Gerald Aaron Haskin, Oberon (DOD) Rudolph Chloupek, Bottineau (DOW) Rushton Michel Jones, Minnewaukan (DOD) Fred M. Eager, Omemee (KIA) Emil Henry Kaehn, Minnewaukan (KIA) Christian Festvog, Landa (DOD) Frank M. Kain, Maddock (DOD) Alton William Gillmer, Willow City (DOD)[UND]^ James Kane, Knox (KIA) Arthur N. Gorder, Carbury (DOD) Olaf Edward Lund, Esmond (DOD) Oscar Johannes Hallsten, Souris (DOD) Louis Nelsen, Fillmore (DOA) Joseph Wilbur Hemrick, Bottineau (DOD) Albert Olson, Sheyenne (KIA) John R. Holdaas, Bottineau (KIA) Harry J. Pederson, Minnewaukan (KIA) Alf Mauritz Hovind, Carbury (DOD) Helmer Cornelius Pederson, Flora (DOD) Herman Edwin Johnson, Landa (KIA) Carl Melvin Peterson, Maddock (DOD) Sivert Johnson, Bottineau (DOW) Canadian Armed Forces Roland Whitie Jones, Kramer (DOD) Robert Franklin Richter, Esmond (KIA) Edward Koehler, Eckman (KIA) Frederick C. Petter Roll, Brinsmade (DOD) Henry Krohn, Omemee (KIA) Joseph Sherman, Minnewaukan (Drowned at sea) Ole Langehaug, Bottineau (KIA) Fred O. Smeltzer, York (DOD) Arthur C. Larson, Bottineau (KIA) John C. Throngard, Minnewaukan (DOD) Fred F. Marzolf, Kramer (DOD)[UND]^ Theodore Togstad, Maddock (KIA) Preston George McGarry, Willow City (DOD) Theodor B. Tonneson, Maddock (DOD) William Albert Milkey, Lansford (KIA) Robert C Tovsrud, Harlow (KIA) John P. Milloy, Omemee (KIA) Oscar Westby, Maddock (DOD) Edwin H. Nickelson, Bottineau (KIA) William W. Whalen, Leeds (DOD) Melvin Ostby, Willow City (DOD) Nels Wold, Minnewaukan (KIA) Medal of Honor John Raaen, Bottineau (KIA) Lyle Barnes Rich, Willow City (DOD) Congressional Medal of Honor Arthur Carl Rosenburg, Bottineau (KIA) Nels T. Wold: 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division. Citation: He rendered most gallant service in Bowman aiding the advance of his company, which Martin Christianson, Bowman (DOD) had been held up by machine-gun nests, advancing, with one other soldier, and Arthur Edwin Erickson, Bowman (DOD) silencing the guns, bringing with him, upon Ivar E. Holsten, Haley (DOD) his return, 11 prisoners. Later the same day Van David Jones, Rhame (KIA) he jumped from a trench and rescued a Harry William Lindberg, Scranton (KIA) comrade who was about to be shot by a Orval Manning, Bowman (DOD) German officer, killing the officer during the Hans J. Olson, Bowman (DOD) exploit. His actions were entirely voluntary, Henry Leonard Olson, Langberg (DOD) and it was while attempting to rush a fifth Paul Lawrence Samuelson, Bowman (DOD) machine-gun nest that he was killed. The advance of his company was mainly due to his great courage and devotion to duty. *Silver Star Medal ** Two Silver Star medals ^University of North Dakota Student Army Training Corps http://www.undsatc.com/ World War I, North Dakota War Casualties By County www.ww1cc.org/nd Page 2 | 18 Burke Burleigh Anton Amundson, Portal (DOD) Richard Francis Anderson, Wilton (DOD) George Thomas Christensen, Flaxton (DOD) Victor Edward Bloomgren, Bismarck (DOD) Roy Martinus Clementson, Bowbells (KIA) Charles Hugh Boyle, Bismarck (DOD) Andor Evanson, Bowbells (DOD) Scott Theodore Bredell, Bismarck (DOD) Oscar Finkenhagen, Lignite (KIA) Cecil Frederick Cooke, Bismarck (DOW) Henry Finn, Portal (KIA) Distinguished Service Cross Addison Bentley Falconer, Bismarck (DOD) George Fritz, Portal (DOD) Ray C. Forland, Bismarck (DOD) Walter M. Fry, Columbus (DOW)[also Divide Co] Ernest J. A. Frickson, Wilton (KIA) William A. Fry, Stampede (KIA) [also Divide Co] Carl Lewis Hagen, Bismarck (DOD) Bolek Gosecky, Bowbells (KIA) Ray A. Halver, Bismarck (DOD) Charles John Hanlan, Portal (KIA) Gustave Hillert, Bismarck (KIA)* Burnis William Hollister, Bowbells (KIA) Gordon Thomas Kettleson, Wing (DOD) Einer Jensen, Portal (KIA) Theodore H. Kruse, Bismarck (KIA)* Richard Emil Larson, Bowbells (DOD) Vernon Livdahl, Bismarck (DOD) Morris Joel Lund, Bowbells (DOD) Joseph LeRoy Loomis, Sterling (KIA) William D. Martin, Bowbells (DOD) Thomas Frederick McCarthy, Bismarck (KIA) * Neil Merriam Moen, Stampede (KIA) Ralph McGarvey, Bismarck (DOW) Carl Alfred Oefstedahl, Bowbells (KIA) Frederick William Miller, Wing (DOD) Arthur Walter Peterson, Bowbells (DOD) Joseph Murray, Bismarck (DOD) Clarence Patrick Roan, Portal (DOW) * David K. O’Brien, Baldwin (DOW) Emil Sadek, Powers Lake (DOD) Lewis (Louis) Ousley, Wilton (KIA) Edwin Andrew Undhjem, Flaxton (DOD) Levi Bartley Owen, Bismarck (DOW) Bert Oscar Wood, Portal (KIA) Christian Albert Peterson, Wilton (KIA) * Alex Peterson, Bismarck (DOD) Alak Petterson, Bismarck (DOD) THE AMERICAN LEGION Frank Henry Richholt, Bismarck (DOD) FOR GOD AND COUNTRY Jay Rugg, Bismarck (DOW) The American Legion was chartered by Louis Carl Sayer, Bismarck (DOW) * Congress in 1919, evolving from a group Arthur Eugene Shaw, Bismarck (KIA) * of war-weary veterans of World War I into William B. Shephard, Mitchell (KIA) one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the U.S. Frank Leland Shuman, Bismarck (DOD) As Legion Posts across North Dakota were being formed Elmer Taylor Sidman, Bismarck (KIA) * over the next few years, many communities named them Loyd William Spetz, Bismarck (KIA) * after local soldiers who had died during the Great War. Allan Guy Thayer, Bismarck (DOD) Some examples: Ludwig Lorentz Tuft, Bismarck (DOD) Legion Post #1, Bismarck, is named in memory of Eugene Wynne, Bismarck (DOD) Private First Class Loyd