State Heroes
1945
Commander George O. Klinsmann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1951
Private First Class Gene F. Klos
Mercer County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 07, 1951 / Age:
1968
Specialist 4 Douglas Clemens Klose
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 28th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 27, 1968 / Age: 21
Specialist Four Klose was Killed in Action by a hostile explosive device in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.
1944
Private First Class Robert H. Klose
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 117th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 07, 1944 / Age:
Brother to Staff Sergeant Kenneth A. Klose who died earlier on March 22, 1943 aboard a B25-H Aircraft.
1943
Staff Sergeant Kenneth A. Klose
Buchanan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 506th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 44th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: March 22, 1943 / Age: 24
Brother to PFC Robert H.
1950
Technical Sergeant Karl Vernon Kludt
McClusky, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 548th "Nightfighter" Squadron
Date of Loss: September 24, 1950 / Age: 34
The plane he was in received a direct hit from anti-aircraft, exploded, and crashed into the Han River, very close to a power plant. His body was never recovered.
1918
John Klukas
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 78th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 07, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 7, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1699 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1944
Electrician's Mate Second Class Adam Jack Klupp
Regent, ND
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died when Arisan Maru, transporting Allied Prisoners of War from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by USS Shark (SS-314)
1944
Electrician's Mate Second Class Adam J. Klupp
Regent, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 26
Died while in a POW camp.
1945
Corporal Ward H. Knable
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 673rd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 417th Bomber Group, Light
Date of Loss: February 12, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Major Richard J. Knapp
Binford ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age: 25
Died in service in Rumkhapalong, India
1944
Staff Sergeant Theodore Knapp
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 323rd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 91st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 02, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
Private Olaf Knapp
Binford, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 139th Infantry Regiment
Wounded, slightly, Sept. 30, 1918.
Engagements:
Offensive: Meuse Argonne.
Defensive Sectors: Grange-le-Comte (Lorraine); Gerardmer (Alsace).
1944
Major George W. Knauer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 2675th Allied Control Regiment
Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1918
Private Earl Laverne Kneeland
Winnebago, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: November 12, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia, on Nov. 12, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 1, 1921, and buried at Winnebago, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.