State Heroes
1943
1st Lt. Lawrence L. La Berge
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 21st Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: March 30, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private First Class Adelard L. La Coste
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany
1945
PFC Victor F. La Count
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 506th Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Capt. Melville C. La Force
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 04, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Ernest La Forte
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 41st Armed Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: November 21, 1944 / Age: 39
Killed in action in Germany
1969
Specialist 4 Merlin James Laber
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 198th Light Infantry Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 46th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 14, 1969 / Age: 21
Killed in action through hostile small arms fire in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.
1919
Anton Labolewich
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Detachment
Date of Loss: January 22, 1919 / Age: 23
Died of influenza on Jan. 22, 1919.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Anton Labelewich.
1918
Charles Edward LaBrash
World War I
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 79th Company
Date of Loss: October 03, 1918 / Age: 30
Killed in action on Oct. 3, 1918.
Burial, Grave No. 2727, Arlington National Cemetery, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
John P. Lacher
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 17, 1918.
Buried in France. Grave unlocated.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Private Clement W. Lack
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Okinawa
1944
1st Lt. Loran R. Ladwig
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps
Date of Loss: September 17, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Pvt. Gilbert P. Lafferty
Leyden, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Belgium.
1944
Pvt. Charles J. LaFrance
Maryville Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.
1951
Private William J. Lafrance
McHenry County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: February 04, 1951 / Age: 21
Awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
1918
Harry Eugene Lahman
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 338th Machine Gun Battalion
Date of Loss: October 12, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 12, 1918.
Buried in Grave 35, Row 23, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.