Yet arguably their most significant role was to comfort soldiers who knew that they could be weeks, days, even hours away from death. To find a specific Hero, search for them by name in the search bar at the top right corner of the page.Ĭriteria to determine residence: Location of burial or family residence at time of death, residence at time of enlistment, then place of birth.In the First World War, tens of thousands of dogs were tasked with transporting equipment and locating explosives, among other, very important duties. Heroes are sorted by date of death or disappearance. Feel free to contact us with photos or information about a Veteran and we will add it as the page continues to be updated. We are in the process of adding all of North Dakota's Heroes. Over 28,000 North Dakotans went to war 474 were killed in battle.ĭata and pictures primarily retrieved from Faces From the Wall, American Battle Monuments Commission, World War I Centennial Commemoration and World War I in Photos: A Century Later. This community was the target of anti-German persecution throughout the war.
Russia had invited Germans to settle and introduce advanced farming methods to the area around the Volga in the 18th century these Germans migrated to America when Russia began to decrease their autonomy and to assimilate them in the late 19th century. This community consisted of/descended from German migrants from Russia. Inflation was high and so were grain prices, but unfortunately, below average rainfall caused below average crop yields during the war years."Ī tight-knit German community existed in North Dakota. Many young men went to war, which left a shortage of farm laborers in the state which was promoting the planting of every possible acre in order to help feed the world during the war. After the United States broke ties and declared war on Germany, the state rallied in support of the war effort. Whether it was because one-fifth of the state's population were German immigrants or not, many North Dakotans were isolationists, not wanting to be involved in someone else's war so far away. After the outbreak of war in Europe July 28,1914 the state was reluctant in having the United States enter the war. "World War I caused change in North Dakota and the rest of the world.
The WWI Book of ND Veterans (includes all ND Veterans).
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