State Heroes Total:
2604
Service Branch

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Lance J. Koenig photo 2004

Staff Sergeant Lance J. Koenig

Fargo, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:141st Engineer Battalion

Date of Loss: September 22, 2004 / Age: 33

Killed Sept. 22 when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting a dismounted patrol in Tikrit, Iraq.

Anthony W. Monroe photo 2004

Private First Class Anthony W. Monroe

Bismarck, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Division Artillery

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division

Date of Loss: October 11, 2004 / Age: 20

Killed Oct. 11 when two rockets impacted his camp in Baghdad.

Cody L. Wentz photo 2004

Specialist Cody L. Wentz

Williston, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:141st Engineer Battalion

Date of Loss: November 04, 2004 / Age: 21

Killed Nov. 4 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle while he was on patrol in Iraq.

James J. Holmes photo 2004

Specialist James J. Holmes

East Grand Forks, MN

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:141st Engineer Battalion

Date of Loss: May 08, 2004 / Age: 28

Holmes died in Landstuhl, Germany, from injuries sustained in Iraq on May 3, 2004 when an improvised explosive device detonated near the driver side of his military vehicle.

Keith L. Smette photo 2004

Sergeant Keith L. Smette

Fargo, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 957th Engineer Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:130th Engineer Brigade

Date of Loss: January 24, 2004 / Age: 25

Died Jan. 24 when his convoy was attacked by an improvised explosive device north of Fallujah, Iraq.

Jon P. Fettig photo 2003

Specialist Jon P. Fettig

Dickinson, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 957th Engineer Company

Date of Loss: July 22, 2003 / Age: 30

Died July 22, 2003 when the truck he was in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade near Ramadi, Iraq, on July 22, 2003.

Sheldon Hawk Eagle photo 2003

Private First Class Sheldon Hawk Eagle

Grand Forks, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Date of Loss: November 15, 2003 / Age: 21

Killed Nov. 15 when two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters crashed in Mosul, Iraq.

Thomas J. Sweet II photo 2003

Sergeant Thomas J. Sweet II

Bismarck, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 5th Field Artillery Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 27, 2003 / Age: 23

Died of non-combat related injuries Nov. 27 in Junction City, Iraq.

Korean War

Wallace S. Butler Jr. photo 1953

2nd Lieutenant Wallace S. Butler Jr.

Grand Forks, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: A Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 1st Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division

Date of Loss: April 19, 1953 / Age: 22

Thomas R. Downie photo 1953

Corporal Thomas R. Downie

Ward County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:27th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 14, 1953 / Age: 22

He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on September 6, 1952 and returned to duty on September 13, 1952 and was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on May 14, 1953.

John Joseph Doyle photo 1953

Private First Class John Joseph Doyle Jr.

Valley City, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Infantry Regiment Combat Team

Date of Loss: August 11, 1953 / Age: 21

Non-hostile death.

Herbert Avery photo 1953

Private First Class Herbert Avery

Watford City, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:140th Medium Tank Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 19, 1953 / Age: 23

Leonard E. Aarons photo 1953

Corporal Leonard E. Aarons

Dickey County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:14th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25 Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 02, 1953 / Age:

Arnold J. Houdek photo 1953

Private First Class Arnold J. Houdek

Grafton, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 19, 1953 / Age: 22

He was Killed in Action while on patrol in the "Little Gibraltar" area of North Korea.

Harry James Barth photo 1953

Private First Class Harry James Barth

Almont, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:235th Field Artillery Observation Battalion

Date of Loss: June 11, 1953 / Age: 20

Listed as Missing in Action, while assigned to an observation post near Sok Chang-Ni N. Korea, which had been subjected to heavy mortar & artillery barrages. On June 11, 1953, his status was changed to Killed in Action Remains Not Recovered.