State Heroes
1951
Private First Class Emil J. Pletka
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 02, 1951 / Age: 20
Died in service in Ft Campbell, Kentucky
1944
Pvt. Robert P. Ployhar
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 409th Infantry Regiment, 103th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sgt. John R. Plummer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1918
Leonard Andrew Poe
World War I
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill.
Date of Loss: September 22, 1918 / Age: 19
Died in Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill., on Sept. 22, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1950
Master Sergeant Ray Point
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 04, 1950 / Age: 35
Killed in action in North Korea
1950
Master Sergeant Ray Point
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 04, 1950 / Age: 35
Killed in action in North Korea
1944
Technician 5th Grade Joseph T. Poirier
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 9th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 03, 1944 / Age: 32
Died in service in Italy
1942
Machinist First Class Duane Larson Poissant
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Juneau
Date of Loss: November 13, 1942 / Age: 22
The USS Juneau participated in a number of naval engagements during the months-long Guadalcanal Campaign beginning in August 1942.
1918
Charles Pokorny
Silver Lake, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 315th Engineers
Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 1, 1921, and buried in Congregational Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1943
Pvt. Frank Polensky
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 01, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1969
Private First Class Larry Sterl Poling
Fargo, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)
Date of Loss: October 20, 1969 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1943
Sgt. Howard Pollock
Casselton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 342nd Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 17, 1943 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1942
Private First Class Harold M. Poppen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1946
Seaman 1c Raymond G. Porter
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 19, 1946 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Pvt. Lloyd E. Porter
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.