State Heroes
1918
Henry W. Karsten
Long Prairie, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 15, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 15, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1630 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Robert Herman Karstens
Mankato, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 53rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of influenza, on Oct. 6, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1630 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Barney Kartenson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Aviation Section, Signal Corps
Date of Loss: February 17, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of pneumonia, on Feb. 17, 1918.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1630 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1944
Private First Class Fred J. Kautz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 105th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 12, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in the Pacific
1944
Private John Kavaney
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 03, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Staff Sergeant Clarence M. Keaveny
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 339th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 15, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action near Italy.
1918
PFC Walter J. Keefe
Fargo, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 30, 1918 / Age: 18
1951
Private First Class Robert W. Keenan
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: November 27, 1951 / Age: 21
Died in service at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas
1918
Cpl. Oscar D. Keene
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 47th Infantry
Date of Loss: August 04, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Aug. 4, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1638 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
Private First Class Walter Keierleber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 80th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 07, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Staff Sergeant Archie Keim
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 128th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 06, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
First Lieutenant Jordan E. Keister
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 428 Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 310th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Loss: March 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1945
Corporal John R. Kellar
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 10, 1945 / Age: 39
Cpl. John R. Kellar, stationed at Marana, Arizona, died of a heart ailment.
1918
Pvt. Fred Kelle
Napoleon, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Division
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 17, 1918.
Buried in Grave No. 27, Row 37, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Private Maurice C. Keller
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 319th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.