State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private Ernest La Forte
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 41st Armed Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: November 21, 1944 / Age: 39
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Private Clement W. Lack
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Okinawa
1944
First Lieutenant Loran R. Ladwig
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps
Date of Loss: September 17, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private Gilbert P. Lafferty
Leyden, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Seventh Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Belgium.
1944
Private Charles J. LaFrance
Maryville Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Second Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 502nd Parachute Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.
1945
Private Leo C. Lambert
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 129th Infantry Regiment A/S Infantry
Date of Loss: January 30, 1945 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Captain John Landdeck Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 14, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Cebu, Philippine Islands
1944
Private First Class Richard Landenberger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 129th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 24, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Second Lieutenant Wellington E. Landis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 788th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 129th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action. Lt. Landis was the Navigator on Lt. James Roden's B-24 crew. He was killed when their aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany.
1943
Private Lloyd F. Landscoot
Jamestown, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Army
Date of Loss: February 03, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Greenland.
1942
Sergeant First Class Virgil A. Lane
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: November 21, 1942 / Age: 22
Virgil Lane was killed Nov. 21, 1942, on Guadalcanal while serving with the 164th North Dakota Infantry Regiment in World War II. The Hillsboro Lane-Osmon Veterans of Foreign Wars post is named in honor of Virgil's memory.
1945
Private First Class Leonard I. Langager
Mayville, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: First Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 333rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 84th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 13, 1945 / Age:
US Army Infantry
Killed in action by a sniper the last day of the war in the Netherlands.
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1944
Private First Class Herman E. Lange
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 329th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 83rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1942
Coxswain Terrance H. Langeliers
Linton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: March 27, 1942 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea. Died aboard the USS Atik when it was hit on the port side ahead of the bridge by a G7e torpedo from U-123 about 300 miles east of Norfolk.
1945
Aviation Machinist's mate Second Class Ernest M. Langlie
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: March 15, 1945 / Age: 30
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private Morris C. Landsem
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 720th Military Police Battalion
Date of Loss: August 27, 1945 / Age: 24
Died in service in Luzon, Philippine Islands