State Heroes
1943
Staff Sgt. Hans L. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 10, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1918
Bennie A. Larson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 13th Ammunition Train
Date of Loss: October 25, 1918 / Age: 31
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 25, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 1818 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
PFC Clifford L. Larson
Bottineau, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany
1952
Private Ardell H. Larson
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 29, 1952 / Age: 20
Died in service in Ft Lee, Virgina
1918
Pvt. Charles Albert Larson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 20, 1918 / Age: 33
Killed in action on July 20, 1918.
Buried, Grave 1, Row 8, Block C, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Private Arnold T. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 184th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Okinawa
1950
2nd Lieutenant Damon J. Larson
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: November 28, 1950 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Yudamni, Korea
1944
1st Lieutenant Harold J. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H #41-29543
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 706th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 446th Bomber Group
Date of Loss: April 27, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service when the aircraft he was piloting struck the cliff top at Foreness Bay, near Cliftonville, Kent, England
1944
Private Leonard A. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 328th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 26th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in France
1967
Specialist 5 Gerald Lee Larson
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 97th Transportation Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 10th Transportation Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 124th Transportation Command
Date of Loss: February 05, 1967 / Age: 36
On February 5, 1967, Larson reportedly was sitting on a beach beside an anchor when the cable snapped, hitting him in the head. He sustained fatal injuries in the incident.
1944
Private First Class Leonard J. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 19, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
1943
Private Mentz Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 135th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 30, 1943 / Age: 30
died in battle in Tunisia, Africa USA Military records list him Killed in action 17 miles N. E. of Beja, Tunisia
1918
Sam Larson
Clifford, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 16, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 31, 1921, and buried at Clifford, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1943
2nd Lieutenant Raymond L. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 01, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Fort Meyers, Florida
1918
Alphonse Leo Larson
Calvin, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery D, 337th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 24, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia, Oct. 24, 1918, at Clermont, Ferrand, France.
Remains returned to U. S. on May 31, 1921, and buried at Calvin, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.