State Heroes
1965
Sergeant Gunder Peter Ri Gunderson
Walhalla, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1965 / Age: 24
South Vietnam
Hostile, ground casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds
1918
Sergeant Gerhart Melvin Gunderson
Grand Forks, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 30th Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 160th Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 5, 1918.
Buried, Grand Forks, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Technician Fifth Class Allen R. Gunkel
Rochester Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: March 02, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action near Belgium.
1918
Oscar Gunlickson
Benedict, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Company, 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 04, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Grant, Ill., on Oct. 4, 1918.
Buried at Benedict, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Menton Gunnerud
Brinsmade, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 110th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 30, 1918 / Age: 33
Died of wounds received in action at Argonne Forest, France, on Sept. 30, 1918.
1944
Private James Gunville
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 40th Tank Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 31, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Verdun, France
1943
Private First Class Henry Gurke
Neche, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3D Marine Raider Battalion
Date of Loss: November 09, 1943 / Age: 21
Private First Class Gurke, in company with another Marine, was delivering a fierce stream of fire against the main vanguard of the Japanese.
1944
Technician Fourth Class Cyril W. Gustafson
Milnor, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 20th General Hospital
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1918
Beierle Gustev
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.
1944
Private First Class Herbert Guthmiller
Newbury Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 379th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 16, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action near France.
1942
Seaman Second Class James Andrew Guy
Grand Forks, ND
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 28, 1942 / Age:
Died while in Prisoner of War status on Sep 12, 1943.
1943
Private First Class Coral L. Haagenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1945
First Lieutenant Louis J. Haahr
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 155th Infantry
Date of Loss: May 03, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Philippine Islands
1918
Ole I. Haakstad
Fort Ransom, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C, 41st Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 8, 1918.
Buried at Fort Ransom, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.