State Heroes
1945
Private First Class Alphonse A. Wilkes
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 25th Reconnaissance Troop
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 04, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Second Lieutenant William T. Wilkinson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 868th Bomber Squadron, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 24, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1945
First Lieutenant John P. Wilkinson
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 488th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 340th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Loss: March 20, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1918
Frank E Willard
World War I (WWI)
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.
1942
Lieutenant Richard Beebe Williams
Fargo, ND
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 06, 1942 / Age:
The gunboat Oahu operated in Manila Bay on inshore patrol and in support of US forces on Bataan until Bataan fell on 5 April 1942, and then continued to operate about the island fortress of Corregidor until sunk by enemy gunfire 5 May 1942.
1918
John Wesley Williams
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 307th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 27
Killed in action on Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried, Grave 26, Row 15, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1967
Corporal Norman Paul Williams
Maddock, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1918
Forrest Eugene Williams
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Company, 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 02, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 2, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3477 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
Captain Kenneth A. Williams
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: February 22, 1945 / Age: 31
Killed in action in the Leyte, Philippine Islands
1945
Staff Sergeant Gene S. Williams
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Infantry
Date of Loss: May 17, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Okinawa
1918
Harold E. Williams
Reynolds, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G, Replacement Depot Battalion, Signal Corps
Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 8, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 3, 1920, and buried at Reynolds, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
Seaman Second Class John R. Williams, Jr.
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
1942
Seaman Apprentice Lawrence Williamson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action when aboard the USS Vincennes during the Battle of Savo Island.
1944
Private First Class James J. Willman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 194th Ordnance Battalion
Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Private First Class Leonard A. Willnow
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 50th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 30
Died in service in Attu Island, Alaska