State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
1966
Major Eugene Raleigh Starke
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: June 27, 1966 / Age: 37
Maj. Eugene Starke was the victim of a boating accident at Little Rock, Ark.
1966
Major Martin William Steen
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 388th Tactical Fighter Wing
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Air Force
Date of Loss: May 31, 1966 / Age: 37
In , NORTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
From DPAA:
1967
Private First Class Ronald Gilbert Stoltenow
Hankinson, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 26th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 07, 1967 / Age: 20
PFC Stoltenow's fatality was during Operation Shenandoah II, a fierce firefight that cost the lives of 18 US Army soldiers.
1968
Warrant Officer 1st Class Robert Lee Storey
Grand Forks AFB, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 119th Aviation Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 52nd Aviation Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Aviation Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 17th Aviation Group
Date of Loss: November 21, 1968 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Kontum, South Vietnam through hostile action in a Helicopter crash on land as the pilot of the helicopter.
1967
Specialist 4 Ervind Carl Strandberg
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 28th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 03, 1967 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Binh Duong, South Vietnam through hostile fragmentation wounds.
1969
Specialist David Ira Styles
Langdon, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: HHC
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 11th Infantry Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 29, 1969 / Age: 20
MOS 91B20 (Medical NCO)
Ground casualty died outright on 3/29/1969 by Hostile gun/small arms fire in the Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam.
1967
Private Richard Lyn Sullivan
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 25, 1967 / Age: 20
Died while in service in Velva, ND.
1970
Private First Class Brent William Sveen
Fargo, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop E
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 173rd Airborne Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 17th Cavalry
Date of Loss: September 07, 1970 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1971
Sergeant Roger Lee Svir
Park River, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1099th Transportation Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 159th Transportation Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 4th Transportation Command
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Logistical Command
Date of Loss: September 26, 1971 / Age: 20
Military Region 4 in Phong Dinh, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, Ground Casualty
Other Accident
1965
Private First Class Robert Edwin Swanson
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: M Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: October 26, 1965 / Age: 18
Quang Nam, South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty
gun, small arms fire
1973
Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Harlan Roy Swendsen
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Gato
Date of Loss: October 25, 1973 / Age: 23
He died in service in a car accident in New London, Connecticut.
1968
Specialist 4 John Robert Tague
Burlington, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 121st Signal Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 16, 1968 / Age: 22
Died in service in Binh Duong, South Vietnam through non-hostile action due to burns.
1969
Warrant Officer 1st Class Roy Stephen Thomas
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 25th Aviation Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 10, 1969 / Age: 22
Roy was killed when his helicopter crashed in Vietnam.
1971
Seaman John W. Tidball
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: July 25, 1971 / Age: 22
Died while in service
1968
Sergeant John Charles Tingley
Kathyrn, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 128th Assault Helicopter Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 11th Aviation Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Aviation Brigade, 12th Aviation Group
Date of Loss: January 10, 1968 / Age: 21
On 10 Jan 1968 a UH-1B (tail number 64-14011) from the 128th Assault Helicopter Company went down about 14 kilometers northeast of Trang Bang after being hit by small arms fire. The gunner, SP4 Stephen M.
1968
Private First Class George Elwood Tongen
Walhalla, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 21, 1968 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Hua Nghia, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.