State Heroes
1917
William H Wolfe
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard
Date of Loss: September 11, 1917 / Age: 24
Died of rupture of abscess in lungs, on Sept. 11, 1917.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
Staff Sgt. Bernard J. Wolfe
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Harold W. Wolff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 04, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service in Indianapolis, Indiana
1945
Pvt. Elmer E. Wolford
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 589th Field Artillery Bn, 106th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Gunner's Mate 2c Fritz A. Wollerman
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
1967
Private First Class Paul Harvey Wolos
Fargo, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: April 28, 1967 / Age: 19
An explosion ripped during the night of April 28; it was Paul Wolos. He had stepped on an M16A2 Bouncing Betty and was gravely wounded.
1945
Staff Sgt. Jasper N. Wonser
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 26, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1918
Bert Oscar Wood
Portal, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 19, 1918 / Age: 28
Killed in action at Soissons, France, on July 19, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. May 24, 1921, and buried, Portal, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1946
Aviation Ordnanceman 2c Wayne L. Wood
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 05, 1946 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private First Class Jacob Woods
World War II
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Tenth Armored Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Fourth Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 16, 1945 / Age: 28
1965
Lieutenant Commander Carl Julius Woods
Bottineau, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: CVA-31, USS Bon Homme Richard
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Attack Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Carrier Air Wing 19
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Fleet
Date of Loss: September 28, 1965 / Age: 32
North Vietnam
Hostile, Fixed Wing - Pilot
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1944
Pvt. Lawrence P. Woodside
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 17th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 24, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Donald E. Woodwick
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 729th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: December 04, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany
1943
Corporal William M. Wooldridge
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 46th Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Loss: April 08, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Sergeant Clarence B. Workman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 55th Armed Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 11, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany