State Heroes
1944
Corporal Julius Arndt
Wright, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Philippines. Remains not recovered.
1918
Carl Alfred Arneson
Coulee, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: First Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: May 09, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of broncho pneumonia on May 9, 1918.
Buried at Coulee, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Private Ole K. Arneson
Brantford, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 164th Infantry
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: May 18, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action on May 18, 1918.
Buried in Grave 13, Row 13, Block C, Somme American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1951
Sergeant First Class Donald Wayne Arneson
Hillsboro, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 25, 1951 / Age: 29
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea. His remains were never recovered.
1945
Corporal Jack D. Arnold
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 332nd Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Loss: February 01, 1945 / Age: 20
He was on the crew of the B-26G Marauder #44-68072 when they crashed near Llanberis, Wales.
1945
Private First Class Marvin D. Arntz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 7th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: First Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1942
Staff Sergeant Lester A. Ashbacher
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1942 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1918
Private Jacob L. Askildson
Cogswell, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 138th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 35th Division
Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 37, Row 3, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Carl Melvin Askin
LaMoure, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 348th Infantry
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 348th Infantry
Date of Loss: January 16, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Pike, Ark., on Jan. 16, 1918.
Buried at LaMoure, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Private Gunder Aslakson
Webster, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 352nd Infantry
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 20, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 20, 1918.
Buried in French Military Cemetery, Trauack (Alsace). Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 1, 1921, and buried at Webster, N. Dak.
1945
Private Gerald A. Asleson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 289th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 03, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Alsace, France
1945
Captain Rex Aton
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 12th Medical Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Philippine Scouts
Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age:
Died while in POW status during WWII. Taiwan. Remains not recovered.
1942
Second Lieutenant Verne Augustine
Wahpeton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Edsall; Army Air Corps
Date of Loss: March 01, 1942 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Indonesia. Remains not recovered.
1945
Staff Sergeant Raymond A. Avery
Pherrin Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 158th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age: 34
Killed in action in the Philippines.