State Heroes
1918
Sigval Opdahl
Sheldon, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 348th Infantry
Date of Loss: January 09, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Pike, Ark., on Jan. 9, 1918.
Buried at Sheldon, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Lars Helgeson Opedal
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 33rd Company, 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 07, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 7, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2442 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1951
Corporal Clarence E. Opperud
Divide County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 27th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 04, 1951 / Age: 23
1942
Private Roy N. Opstedal
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 27, 1942 / Age: 26
Died in service in Ft Warron, Wyoming
1946
1st Lt. John T. Opsvig
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 449th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group
Date of Loss: February 07, 1946 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status in China.
1919
Wagoner Einar E. Orbom
St. Paul, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Field Hospital No. 41
Date of Loss: February 06, 1919 / Age: 23
Died on Feb. 6, 1919, of pneumonia.
Buried, Grave 31, Row 14, Block H, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
2012
Specialist Tyler J. Orgaard
Bismarck, ND
Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)
Branch of Service: National Guard
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 818th Engineer Company, Williston, ND
Date of Loss: December 03, 2012 / Age: 20
Died Dec. 3 in southern Afghanistan of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.
1918
Private Edmond Orning
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 31, 1918 / Age: 21
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
1918
Private Edmond Orning
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 31, 1918 / Age: 21
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
1950
Sergeant Joseph M. Orr
Ramsey County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 27, 1950 / Age:
1968
Specialist 4 Richard Wayne Orsund
Grafton, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop F
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Date of Loss: March 27, 1968 / Age: 20
Richard Wayne Orsund died in Binh Duong, South Vietnam from metal fragment wound received while going on night defense perimeter when engaged hostile force.
1944
Private Willard O. Orth
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in France
1951
Corporal Robert H. Ortloff
Mountrail County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 01, 1951 / Age:
1944
Private First Class Ervin R. Orvis
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 320th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 24, 1944 / Age: 18
Killed in action in St Lo, France
1943
Staff Sgt. Vincent V. Osadchy
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 410th Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Lost at sea.