State Heroes

2nd Lieutenant Ervin H. Rybnicek

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 363rd Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 96th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 02, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Okinawa

John Joe Rybus

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Field Remount Squadron No. 325

Date of Loss: November 20, 1918 / Age: 20

Died of pneumonia on Nov. 20, 1918.

Buried, Grave 2, Row 32, Block A, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as John Rigbus.

Private First Class Phillip W. Rydberg

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 15th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 27, 1952 / Age: 18

Killed in action in Korea

Private First Class Frank Rysavy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 12, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Bougainville

PFC Lawrence Rysavy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Jacob A. Sackman

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Supply Company, 78th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 22

Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 8, 1918.

Buried at Turtle Lake, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Private First Class Richard E. Sad

Barnes County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 19th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 16, 1950 / Age:

Emil Sadek

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 42nd Field Artillery

Date of Loss: October 20, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of spinal meningitis at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 20, 1918.

Buried, Powers Lake, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Elmer Sagen

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Company, 161st Depot Brigade

Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 22

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 5, 1918.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 4, page 2803 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Pvt.1st Class Virdick Sahagian

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 164th Infantry

Date of Loss: July 22, 1918 / Age: 25

Killed in action on July 22, 1918.

Buried, Grave 2, Row 14, Block D, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Corporal Charles A. Sales

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 16, 1942 / Age: 22

Died in service at Camp Pickett, Virgina

Pvt.1st Class Harley Bertram Salzman

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Ambulance Company, 116th Sanitary Train

Date of Loss: January 24, 1918 / Age: 20

Died of disease on Jan. 24, 1918.

Buried, Grave 28, Row 3, Block A, Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Seine, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

PFC Vernon A. Salzwedel

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 124th Infantry Regiment, 31st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 06, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Pvt.1st Class Charles T. Sampson

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 7th Engineers

Date of Loss: August 17, 1918 / Age: 36

Killed in action on Aug. 17, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. on June 10, 1921, and buried in Scandia Cemetery, Scandia, Pa.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Staff Sergeant George D. Samson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Tenth Air Force

Regiment / Group / Brigade: Group H, Aerial Gunner Air Forces

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 10th Air Force

Date of Loss: September 14, 1945 / Age: 24

Died in service in Raton, New Mexico