State Heroes
1918
Alfred T. Runnestrand
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 356th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 15, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action on Sept. 15, 1918.
Buried, Grave 20, Row 26, Block B, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
1918
Alfred T. Running
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.
1944
Private First Class Robert E. Rupert
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1918
Cpl. Elmer F. Rushfeldt
De Groat, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 137th Machine Gun Battalion
Date of Loss: October 14, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 14, 1918.
Buried at sea.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
1st Lt. Thomas Lyle Russell
Minneapolis, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 47th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 04, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 4, 1918, at Bois de Brieulles.
Buried, Cemetery No. 735, Bois de Brieulles.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Sgt. Alvin E. Rustad
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Squadron, 485th Air Service Group
Date of Loss: September 14, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1918
Oscar Engval Rustad
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 2, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 9, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2790 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
PFC Richard L. Rutherford
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
PFC James E. Rutherford
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Private First Class Leo J. Rutten
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 16th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 13, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in service in North Africa
1945
PFC George Rutz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1918
Martin Olof Ruud
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 343rd Machine Gun Battalion
Date of Loss: November 01, 1918 / Age: 31
Killed in action on Nov. 1, 1918.
Buried, Grave 18, Row 41, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1943
1st Lieutenant Reuben P. Ruud
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in the Gilbert Islands
1944
PFC Sevrein J. Ryan
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1943
PFC Rendolph Ryba
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 20, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.