Art Semro from Wilson Creek, WA was the first veteran of Grant County killed during WWI.Private Semro was killed in action in the Argonne Forest in Oct 2nd, 1918.He was with the New York National Army Troops, the 105th Infantry of the 77th Division. Art was to sick with the flu to dig himself in. He was killed instantly by shrapnel.He died in France and he is buried in France.Arts parents arrived in Wilson Creek in 1901. They were John and Ida Semro who at one time owned the Melrose Hotel.The Art Semro Post 28 - Ephrata, WA is named after Art who was the first veteran from Grant County, WA to die in action