State Heroes

Sergeant First Class Ingvald O. Nelson

Korean War, World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38

Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma

Technician Fifth Grade Kenneth D. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 123 Infantry

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 33rd Division

Date of Loss: July 20, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Japan

Technical Sergeant Lawrence R. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 08, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action in France

Sergeant Lawrence V. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airbourne Division

Date of Loss: January 30, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Belgium

Sergeant Lloyd I. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 175th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: June 08, 1944 / Age: 26

He arrived overseas in October 1942. He was injured during the D-Day invasion when his unit landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. Two days later he died of his wounds.

Staff Sergeant Malcolm B. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 26

Killer in action in France

Staff Sergeant Melvin A. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

Captain Norman H. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 313th Fighter Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 50th Fighter Group

Date of Loss: July 02, 1944 / Age: 24

He was a passenger aboard Cessna Bobcat UC-78 #43-7528 when he was killed on July 2, 1944, in a plane crash in England.

Seaman First Class Earl Nermoe

Upham, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS West Virginia

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 22

Navy Seaman 1C Class Earl Nermoe was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia that was hit by two bombs and at least seven torpedoes from Japanese airplanes on Dec. 7, 1941.

Captain Joseph H. Nesbit

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: First Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 480th Antisubmarine Group

Date of Loss: November 24, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Private First Class Russel C. Nettleton

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 306th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 77th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 04, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Okinawa

Gunner's Mate First Class Arthur Clarence Neuenschwander

Fessenden, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 34

Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen.

North Dakotans lost on the Oklahoma:

Private Alfred Neuharth

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 14, 1944 / Age: 25

Died in service in Germany

Captain Leslie W. Neumann

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 64th Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: January 08, 1946 / Age: 33

Died while in MIA status. His Flying Fortress failed to return from a bombing raid at Rabaul.

Sergeant Harold C. Newark

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: First Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Radio Technician First Class Henry L. Newell

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: January 03, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.