State Heroes

Lieutenant Clayton E. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 04, 1944 / Age: 44

Died in service in the Pacific Area

Private Dale E. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 180th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: December 20, 1944 / Age: 19

Died in service in Germany

Sergeant David E. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division

Date of Loss: February 28, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Cpl. Bernhard Nelson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 61st Infantry

Date of Loss: October 12, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action on Oct. 12, 1918.

Buried, Grave 36, Row 9, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Private First Class Donald W. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 13, 1945 / Age: 26

Died in service in Tyndall Field, Florida

Private First Class Eddie M. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: July 12, 1942 / Age: 20

Died in service at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Paul Nelson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 10, September Automatic Replacement Draft

Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 24

Died of pneumonia, at sea, on Oct. 5, 1918.

Buried at sea.

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

Sergeant First Class Ingvald O. Nelson

Korean War, World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38

Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma

Magnus Nelson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 164th Infantry

Date of Loss: July 30, 1918 / Age: 17

Died on July 30, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 26, Row 8, Block B, Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Seine, France.

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

Sergeant First Class Ingvald O. Nelson

Korean War, World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38

Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma

Charles A. Nelson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry

Date of Loss: July 20, 1918 / Age: 22

Died on July 20, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 62, Row 13, Block B, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France.

James Harshey Nelson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Company, Main Training Depot, Machine Gun Training Center

Date of Loss: October 04, 1918 / Age: 30

Died of pnuemonia, on Oct. 4, 1918.

Buried, Wyndmere, N. Dak.

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

FM1C/E-3 Warren G. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: E Company 2nd Battalion 8th Marines

Date of Loss: November 20, 1943 / Age: 20

FM1c/E-3 Warren G. Nelson enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on December 13, 1942 and received his basic training in San Diego, CA.

Technician 5th Grade Kenneth D. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 123 Infantry

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 33rd Division

Date of Loss: July 20, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Japan

Technical Sergeant Lawrence R. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 08, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action in France