State Heroes
1944
Major George C. Garske
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-25C #42-53366
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 488th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 340th Bomber Group
Date of Loss: February 17, 1944 / Age: 24
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-25 was shot down and crashed near Campoleone, Italy during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
1944
Sgt. Reinhold Gartner
Hebron, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 66th Regiment, 2nd Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 03, 1944 / Age: 31
Killed in action near France.
1918
Cpl. Earl Gash
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 04, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 4, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 5, 1921. Buried, Grave 2043, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Private Paul James Gates
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 21, 1918 / Age: 20
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
1918
Private Paul James Gates
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: October 21, 1918 / Age: 20
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
1918
Pvt.1st Class Lee Gautsche
Langdon, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 362nd Infantry
Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.
Buried in Grave 10, Row 20, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
PFC James Gawryluk
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: July 29, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class William J. Gebeke
Absaraka, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 10, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in service in San Diego, California
1944
PFC Athniel W. Gebhard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1941
Seaman 1c Kenneth E. Gebhardt
Balta, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Remains not recovered.
1943
Private First Class William Gegelmann
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 62nd Armed Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: July 12, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Sicily
1944
Private First Class Johannes "Johnny" Gehring
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 110th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 28th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 16, 1944 / Age: 21
Army Private First Class Gehring experienced a critical situation which ultimately resulted in the loss of his life near Belgium.
1965
Captain Francis Edward Geiger
Dickinson, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 6250th Combat Support Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 6253rd Combat Support Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 13th Air Force
Date of Loss: July 23, 1965 / Age: 28
He was killed in action while in Kon Tum, South Vietnam while supporting US Marines in hostile action when the fixed wing plane he was piloting crashed on land.
1942
Sergeant Jack E. Geiger
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: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1953
Private First Class Ronald J. Geis
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 23, 1953 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Korea