State Heroes
1942
First Lieutenant Lyle A. Slocum
Ellendale, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 36th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 28th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 04, 1942 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Was a B-17 crew member flying aboard 41-9084.
1942
Second Lieutenant Kermit G. Sloulin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 30
Died in service in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
First Lieutenant Wesley C. Sloulin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 32nd Bomber Squadron,
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 301st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: January 07, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action 6 miles East of Mascara.
1918
Fred O. Smeltzer
World War I (WWI)
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name NOT 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 Leonard M. Smestad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
1918
John A. Smestad
Hatton, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery D, 40th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 30
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 17, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2996 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
2004
Sergeant Keith L. Smette
Fargo, ND
Iraq Conflict
Branch of Service: National Guard
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 957th Engineer Company
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 130th Engineer Brigade
Date of Loss: January 24, 2004 / Age: 25
Died Jan. 24 when his convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device north of Fallujah, Iraq.
1918
Corporal Cecil Claude Smith
Tunnel City, WI
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D,
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 04, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia, at Noyers, France, on Jan. 4, 1918.
Buried, Grave 27, Row 18, Block C, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All-Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1950
Corporal Robert J. Smith
Cass County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 5th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: September 15, 1950 / Age:
1922
Pvt.1st Class Albert Louis Smith
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department
Date of Loss: July 23, 1922 / Age: 22
Died at Edgeley, N. Dak., on July 23, 1922.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2997 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Otto Peter Smith
Harvey, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C, 42nd Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 27
Died at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried, Harvey, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Earl Alfred Smith
Greenville, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Engineers Trains
Date of Loss: October 30, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 30, 1918.
Buried, Grave 22, Row 18, Block A, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Second Lieutenant Lester Mills Smith
Grand Forks, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 107th Field Artillery Regiment
Date of Loss: October 02, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Oct. 2, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. Sept. 6, 1921, and buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class William Emery Smith
Taneville, MO
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, 328th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried, Grave 15, Row 35, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick E. Smith
Rockford, IL
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 308th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 45
When communication from the forward regimental post of command to the battalion leading the advance had been interrupted temporarily, by the infiltration of small parties of the enemy armed with machine guns, Lieutenant-Colonel Smith personally led a p