From:
Roster of the Men and Women who served in the Army or Naval Service (including the Marine Corps) of the United States or its Allies from the State of North Dakota in the World War, 1917-1918 Volume 3 Larkee to Rice

Name: Thomas James Mealy
Army #: 53,523
Registrant: yes, Traill county
Birth Place: Reynolds, N. Dak.
Birth Date: 02 Mar 1897
Parent's Origin: of American parents
Occupation: laborer
Comment: enlisted in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard, at Grand Forks, on July 17, 1917; served in Company M, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard (Company M, 164th Infantry), to Jan. 20, 1918; Company E. 26th Infantry, to death. Grade: Private 1st Class, Dec. 26, 1917; overseas from Dec. 15, 1917, to death. Engagements: Offensive: Aisne-Marne. Defensive: Montdidier-Noyon. Defensive Sectors: Ansauville (Lorraine); Cantigny (Picardy). Killed in action on July 19, 1918; buried, Grave 7, Row 22, Block C, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France. Cited in General Orders No. 1, Headquarters, 1st Division, Camp Zachary Taylor, Ky., Jan. 1, 1920, for gallantry in action and especially meritorious services. Entitled to wear a silver star.