State Heroes
1951
Master Sergeant Leo J. Kraft
McHenry County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 187th Airborne Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: May 31, 1951 / Age: 24
1969
Specialist 4 Robert Leo Kraft
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: August 05, 1969 / Age: 19
Specialist 4 Kraft was killed in action by hostile small arms fire in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.
1983
Lance Corporal Todd Anthony Kraft
Devils Lake, ND
Lebanon
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: G Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2/8 Battalion Landing Team
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit
Date of Loss: December 04, 1983 / Age: 19
The evening of December 4th a reinforced squad of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, led by Sgt Manuel A.
1944
Private First Class Ernest O. Kragtorp
McVille, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 262nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 66th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1941
Private First Class James A. Krahn
Langdon, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Aboard USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
1945
Private First Class Louis W. Kram
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 129th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1967
Specialist 4 James Lee Kramer
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 12th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 15, 1967 / Age: 20
A member of the 4th Infantry Division, Army SP4 Kramer was killed in action in Kontum, South Vietnam.
1945
Carrier Strike Group 2 Blazer W. Kramer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 18, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in the Asiatic Area
1945
Private First Class Hans E. Kramer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 161 Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 28, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Southwest Pacific
1944
Private First Class Roland Kramer
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 09, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in Saipan; Not confirmed however family has understood that his unit was landed on the wrong beach in Saipan and the Japanese wiped out the entire unit before they even got to the beach.
1968
Private First Class Raymond Eugene Kramer
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 4th Calvary Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 02, 1968 / Age: 21
On 02-01-1968 at 4:30am, elements of the Viet Cong Army attacked Province Headquarters and the Engineer School at Phú Cường. The enemy quickly penetrated the Engineer School compound and seized control of the northern portion.
1944
Private First Class Wilbert M. Kramer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 350th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 88th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 17, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1950
Private First Class Morrlyn Dwight Kranzler
Grand Forks, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Provisional Marine Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Marines
Date of Loss: August 17, 1950 / Age: 19
1944
Private First Class Ernest A. Krause
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 378th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.