State Heroes
1951
Sergeant First Class Flint B. Richards
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 30, 1951 / Age: 39
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951.
1951
Sergeant First Class Flint B. Richards
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 30, 1951 / Age: 39
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on April 30, 1951.
1918
Dan Rozell Richardson
Linton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery F, 338th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: February 06, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Feb. 6, 1918.
Buried at Linton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
Chaplain - Captain Floyd N. Richert
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 316th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near England.
1918
Frank Henry Richholt
Bismarck, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 41st Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 26, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 26, 1918.
Buried at Bismarck, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1942
Private First Class Jacob J. Richter
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 18, 1942 / Age: 21
Died in service in Camp Callam, CA
1918
Pvt. Robert Franklin Richter
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 328th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried at Argonne Woods. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and consigned to Mr. Reppeto, Depot Agent, Esmond, N. Dak. Buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Esmond, ND.
Pvt. Robert Franklin
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 328th Infantry
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
1944
Technician 5th Grade Jacob Riegel
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: September 07, 1944 / Age: 33
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Arthur H. Ries
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
1918
Albert Benedict Ries
Jamestown, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 10th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 14, 1918 / Age: 21
Died at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 14, 1918.
Buried at Jamestown, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1946
Technician Fifth Grade Richard G. Rikke
Manfred, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4025th Signal Service Group
Date of Loss: May 17, 1946 / Age: 21
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Staff Sergeant Marvin L. Ringoen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 63rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 10, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
1918
Sgt. James Harold Riordan
Charles City, IAWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 269th Aero Squadron
Date of Loss: September 21, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia, at St. Maxien, France, on Sept. 21, 1918.
Buried, St. Maxien, France. Reburied, Charles City, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1920.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1950
Lieutenant Colonel James Alfred Rippin
Fort Totten, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Air Force
Date of Loss: November 13, 1950 / Age: 31
His airplane crashed while on a flight from Japan to Korea.