State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
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
1941
Gunner's Mate 1st 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:
1944
Private Alfred Neuharth
World War II (WWII)
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 (WWII)
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 (WWII)
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 (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.
1942
Captain George R. Newgard
World War II (WWII)
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 (WWII)
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 (WWII)
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 (WWII)
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 (WWII)
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 (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 29, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
AOm2c Leonard W. Nicholson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status.
1941
Electrician's Mate 3C Glen E. Nicholson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Died in MIA status. Killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Remains Not recovered.Â
Korean War
1950
Sergeant First Class Kenneth F. Nickerson
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 07, 1950 / Age: 38
Died in the army hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico of a heart attack.