State Heroes
1918
Fred Slinker
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: June 03, 1918 / Age: 29
Killed in action on June 3, 1918.
Grave unlocated.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1942
1st Lt. Lyle A. Slocum
Ellendale, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Bomber Squadron, 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
2nd Lieutenant Kermit G. Sloulin
World War II
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
1st Lt. Wesley C. Sloulin
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 32nd Bomber Squadron, 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
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.
1918
John A. Smestad
Hatton, NDWorld War I
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.
1944
Private First Class Leonard M. Smestad
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
2004
Sergeant Keith L. Smette
Fargo, ND
Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)
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.
1950
Private First Class Paul V. Smith
Williams County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 57th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1950 / Age:
1918
Earl Alfred Smith
Greenville, ILWorld War I
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
Pvt.1st Class William Emery Smith
Taneville, MOWorld War I
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.
1922
Pvt.1st Class Albert Louis Smith
World War I
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.
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:
1918
Cpl. James Smith
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 21, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on July 21, 1918.
Buried, Grave 38, Row 15, Block D, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
2nd Lt. Lester Mills Smith
Grand Forks, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C, 107th Field Artillery
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.