State Heroes
1944
Private Robert Smith
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 26, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Bougaunville.
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.
1945
Aviation Cadet Robert A. Smith
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 30, 1945 / Age: 20
Died in service in Chandler, Arizona
1952
2nd Lieutenant William Sproat Smith Jr.
Carrington, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 49th Fighter-Bomber Group
Date of Loss: March 28, 1952 / Age: 24
While on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, crashed and exploded. His remains were never recovered.
1918
George William Snook, Jr.
Elgin, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 19
Killed in action on July 18, 1918, near Soissons, France.
Buried, Missy Au Bois, France. Reburied, Elgin, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Clarence B. Snow
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 10th Company, 3rd Battalion, 160th Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 11, 1918 / Age: 31
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 11, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Billings county.
1943
Staff Sergeant Larus T. Snydal
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 527th Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 379th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 11, 1943 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Wilhelmshaven, flying aboard 42-3099.
1918
Otto Snyder
Hartsgrove, OHWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 30, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Sept. 30, 1918.
Buried, Grave 9, Row 23, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Robert G. Snyder
Arvilla, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Recruit Infantry, Unassigned, 5th Recruit Company, General Service Infantry, Fort Logan, Colo.
Date of Loss: April 03, 1918 / Age: 15
Died at Fort Logan, Colo., on April 3, 1918, of pneumonia.
Burial, Arvilla, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Paul John Soberg
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 38th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 12, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 12, 1918.
Buried, Grave 30, Row 7, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1968
Corporal Donald J. Sobolik
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 8th Artillery Regiment
Date of Loss: February 24, 1968 / Age: 20
He died in service in Guyana.
1967
Private First Class Donald Jean Soby
Rugby, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 327th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: July 07, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1944
Technical Sergeant Arnold F. Solberg
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 30
Died in service in Belgium
1918
Lance Corporal Gustave Oliver Sole
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 11th Platoon, 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Date of Loss: August 10, 1918 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Aug. 10, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Oliver G Sole.
1918
Helmer Oscar Solee
Buxton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 9th Infantry Replacement and Training Battalion, Camp MacArthur, Texas
Date of Loss: November 09, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia on Nov. 9, 1918, at Camp MacArthur, Texas.
Buried, Buxton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.