State Heroes
1941
Seaman 1c Earl Nermoe
Upham, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS West Virginia
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 22
Navy Seaman 1C Class Earl Nermoe was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia that was hit by two bombs and at least seven torpedoes from Japanese airplanes on Dec. 7, 1941.
1942
Captain Joseph H. Nesbit
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Squadron, 480th Antisubmarine Group
Date of Loss: November 24, 1942 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1954
Private First Class Noel S. Ness
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 07, 1954 / Age: 22
Died in service in Korea
1968
1st Lieutenant David Jon Nesset
Fargo, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Calvary Division
Date of Loss: April 19, 1968 / Age: 26
On April 19, 1968, an aircraft from B Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division, was the lead ship on a combat assault into A Shau Valley.
1918
George Nesseth
World War I
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
Private First Class Russel C. Nettleton
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 306th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 04, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Okinawa
1968
Private First Class Dan Lee Neuenschwander
Fessenden, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: May 15, 1968 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Thua Thien, South Vietnam through hostile artillery rocket mortar.
1941
Gunner's Mate 1st Class Arthur Clarence Neuenschwander
Fessenden, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 34
Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen.
North Dakotans lost on the Oklahoma:
1944
Private Alfred Neuharth
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 14, 1944 / Age: 25
Died in service in Germany
1946
Captain Leslie W. Neumann
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: January 08, 1946 / Age: 33
Died while in MIA status. His Flying Fortress failed to return from a bombing raid at Rabaul.
1918
Pvt.1st Class William Henry Neustel
Robinson, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on July 18, 1918.
Buried in France. Re-buried at Robinson, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1950
1st Lieutenant Ward Orville Neville
Zap, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 11, 1950 / Age: 32
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions near the Naktong River while on a search and destroy patrol. In this mission, Neville and his 13 men were attacked by an estimated 200 enemy rifleman.
1944
Sgt. Harold C. Newark
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Radio Tech 1c Henry L. Newell
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 03, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1942
Captain George R. Newgard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 16, 1942 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands