State Heroes
1951
Corporal Raymond S. Porter
Morton County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2d Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 10, 1951 / Age:
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.
1945
Private Lawrence A. Possibuon
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps - SS
Date of Loss: June 02, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service on Parris Island, South Carolina
1944
Sergeant Arnold Edwin Postovit
Tioga, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 7th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 01, 1944 / Age:
He was captured by the German Army in Anzio, Italy in February 1944. He was imprisoned at Stalag 2B in Germany, although he spent much of his time working at a local farm.
1918
Sgt. George A. Potel
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 16, 1918 / Age: 20
Died, Sept. 16, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 6, Row 3, Block C, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
1918
Cpl. Bert J. Potratz
Hillsboro, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 20
Killed in action on July 18, 1918.
Place of burial unknown. Some place in France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1968
Captain William Tod Potter
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 14 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Air Force
Date of Loss: February 05, 1968 / Age: 32
Hostile, Khammouan Province, Laos, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
1943
Sergeant Gordon R. Potter
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 22, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Oujda, French Morocco.
1943
Ensign Thomas Potter
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 09, 1943 / Age: 25
Died in service in New York, New York.
1918
Gunner's Mate 3c Harold Clark Potter
World War I
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md.
Date of Loss: October 19, 1918 / Age: 24
Died at Naval Hospital, Annapolis, Md., on Oct. 19, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
1st Lieutenant Lance A. Pousette
Cooperstown ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 367th Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: January 07, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Maubeuge, France
1943
Major George N. Powell
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 14, 1943 / Age: 51
Died in service in Queensland, Australia
1943
2nd Lieutenant John W. Powell
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 11, 1943 / Age: 21
Died in service in Romulus, Michigan
1944
Staff Sergeant Leonard A. Powell
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 359th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 06, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Normandy, France