State Heroes

1918

PFC William F. Leisner

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 339th Machine Gun Battalion

Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 9, 1918.

Buried, Grave 28, Row 24, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemeter, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

1942

Corporal Jack F. Leithold

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 23

On October 25 & 26, 1942, less than two weeks after landing on Guadalcanal, the 164th Infantry Regiment would become involved in the heaviest fighting of the Guadalcanal Campaign after the Japanese launched a surprise offensive.

1945

Sergeant Earl H. Leland

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 397th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 100th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 05, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

1943

Corporal Melvin Leland

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 27, 1943 / Age:

1943

Sergeant Gordon P. Lelm

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 135th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 08, 1943 / Age: 25

Killed in action in North Africa

1968

1st Lieutenant Melvin Dennis Lembke

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Artillery Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Calvary Division

Date of Loss: December 11, 1968 / Age: 24

He was killed in action in Lam Dong, South Vietnam from hostile small arms fire. 

1951

Sergeant John H. Lend

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 22, 1951 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Korea

1952

Private First Class Donald M. Leonhard

Morton County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 37th Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 26, 1952 / Age:

1943

Second Lieutenant Jack D. Lepird

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 352nd Fighter Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 353rd Fighter Group

Date of Loss: July 24, 1943 / Age: 21

Killed in action in England.

1944

Sergeant Earl W. Lerand

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4128th Quartermaster Service Company

Date of Loss: July 12, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

1944

Staff Sergeant Lyle D. Lere

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 09, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Germany

1918

Cpl. Martin O. Leslie

Bryant, SD

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 126th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 22

Killed in action on Oct. 6, 1918.

Buried in Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.