ND Veterans Affairs News: State

Virgil Raymond Greany was serving his country during the Vietnam War when he gave his all in the line of duty. He had enlisted in the United States Army. Greany had the rank of Major. Service number assignment was 82177. He was born on November 26, 1930. North Dakota was his home or enlistment state, and Pierce County has been included within the archival record. Rugby is listed as his city.  1193 - Field Artillery Unit Commander served in Vietnam's operation Barrel Roll and was killed by an explosive device. Received the Purple Heart. Service years 1952-1964.

First Lieutenant Jon Alfred Greenley, who joined the U.S. Air Force from North Dakota, was a member of the 774th Troop Carrier Squadron. He was a crew member aboard the Hercules when it went down on January 7, 1966, and his remains were not recovered from the crash site. He remains unaccounted-for. Today, First Lieutenant Greenley is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. This is an American Battle Monuments Commission location.

Spec. 4 James Groth enlisted in the army in March 1966. He received his basic training at Fort Riley, Kans., and left for Viet Nam following a furlough in Enderlin with his parents.
He was assigned to the Ninth Infantry Division and later transferred to the Fourth Division when he was fatally injured.
Groth was a 1963 graduate of Enderlin High School and attended the State School of Science at Wahpeton.

Gunder Peter Richotte Gunderson was serving his country during the Vietnam War, and he gave his all in the line of duty.  He enlisted in the United States Army and entered the service via Regular Military. His tour began on August 18, 1965. Gunderson had the rank of Sergeant, and his military occupation or specialty was Infantry Indirect Fire Crewman. Service number assignment was 17546841, attached to 1st Cavalry Division, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry, D Company. 

He is buried in Saint Philip Neri Catholic Cemetery - Napoleon, ND.

Medal of Honor Citation

LOREN DOUGLAS D. HAGEN

First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Infantry, U.S. Army Training Advisory Group.

Place and Date: Republic of Vietnam, 7 August 1971.

He is buried in Section D, Site 733 in Black Hills National Cemetery - Sturgis, SD.