The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-07-02
MANDAN YOUTH.
M0URNED DEAD.
MAY BE ALIVE
Seattle Newspaper Raises
Hope That Harry Kidd
Still Is Alive
WAS. REPORTED KILLED

Mandan, N. d., July 2.-Harry L.
Kidd, private Company E, 139th di-
vision, during the World War, a
Mandan boy, mourned as dead, may
be alive. The Seattle Star says that
he is alive. His father and mother,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kidd of Man
dan, are anxiously awaiting more
news from Seattle
Harry Kidd was killed in action
while acting as runner, according
to War Department records. Glenn
Hoard of Mandan is said to have
witnessed his death. Two other SER
vice men wrote home of his death.
They may have been wrong.
So were the members of Harry L.
Kidd Post No. TOT, Veterans of For
,eign Wars of Mandan who named the
post after him.
The Seattle Star says:
Believing his brother, Harry L..
Kidd, officially reported as killed in
the battle of the Argonne, to be
alive and in Seattle, George L. Kidd,
real estate dealer Of 1856 Califor-
MIA avenue, searched hospitals in the
city Friday.
Through the Star he appealed to
his missing brother to make himself
known.
With every resource at his COM
mand, Kidd today sought to unravel
one of the strangest. of many post
war mysteries, set at rest the pain
full suspense in which he and his
parents are placed and restore to his
home his missing brother.
Here is the story as Kidd relates
it:
Lad Worked Here; Then Joined
A. E. F.
From 1912 to 1914 Harry Kidd
worked in Seattle as pasterer,
carpenter and concrete worker. He
lived some time at Evanston and
39th avenue N. Later he stayed with
an uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
P. Turner at 32l 31st st.
When the war started he enlisted
and was assigned to Company +.
139th infantry, in the 35th division.
He went overseas and shortly after
ward saw action in several battles.
On September 26, 1918, Kidd was
carrying dispatches during the battle
of the Argonne. A day or two later
he was reported missing.
Nothing further was heard until
a comrade told his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Kidd of Mandan, n. d.,
that their son had been seen going
across zone of fire; that shell
had burst near him and that then he
had disappeared.
Later, the United States officially
certified him as dead, and, in Feb
ruary, 1919, started paying his pa
rents $3.50 a month on his insurance
policy.
Mother Never Would Believe
Son Was Dead
Mrs. Kidd, however, never accept
ed the fact of her sons death in ac-
tion, and insisted that he is alive.
Nothing to support this belief ever
was found until Monday, June Is, Of
this year.
On the morning Of that day man
appeared at the home Of the Turner's,
uncle and aunt of the Kidd boys, on
W. 31st St. The house is leased to
family named Johnson, the Turner'S
being at Lake Sammamish for the
summer.
The man said: "I'm Harry Kidd.
My uncle and aunt used to live here"
The Johnsons questioned him. He
gave details of family history and
appeared to be genuine in his state
ments. He was, however, very nerv-
Gus.
"You know" he told the Iphnscns,
"I'm supposed to be killed, but I'm
not. I've been in prison for four
years. I've got several bullets still
in me, from the war. Some of them
are bothering me and I'm going to
be operated on"
Addresses He Left Do Not
Check Up
After referring to his brother,
George, the supposed Harry Kidd
told the Johnsons he would be back
Wednesday evening, June 1S. He
told them that if he did not show
up he could be found at 2O1S Sixth
avenue, or by calling ELiot-2S36. He
also said that he might be in hos
pital and that DR.. N. A. johnson,
of the Cobb building was to operate
on him.
!. The house at 2O1S Sixth Ave. has
been vacant for six weeks; Japa-
ncse lives at the Ell lot phone num-
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