State Heroes
World War II
1944
Sergeant Lloyd I. Nelson
World War II
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.
1941
Seaman 1c Earl Nermoe
Upham, ND
World War II
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.
1942
Captain Joseph H. Nesbit
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Squadron, 480th Antisubmarine Group
Date of Loss: November 24, 1942 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private First Class Russel C. Nettleton
World War II
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
1941
Gunner's Mate 1st Class Arthur Clarence Neuenschwander
Fessenden, ND
World War II
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:
1944
Private Alfred Neuharth
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 14, 1944 / Age: 25
Died in service in Germany
1946
Captain Leslie W. Neumann
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 64th Bomber Squadron, 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.
1944
Sgt. Harold C. Newark
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Radio Tech 1c Henry L. Newell
World War II
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.
1942
Captain George R. Newgard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 16, 1942 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Staff Sergeant James G. Newman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: April 01, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Tunisia, North Africa
1942
Private Robert D. Newman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Aviation Cadet James G. Newton
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 28, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in service in Pecos, Texas
1945
Corporal Morley F. Newton
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1945 / Age: 20
Died in service in Europe
1945
Shipfitter 1c Melvin L. Nicholson
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 29, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.