State Heroes Total:
2604
Service Branch

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Kenneth W. Hendrickson photo 2004

Staff Sgt. Kenneth W. Hendrickson

Bismarck, 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: 41

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

Philip D. Brown photo 2004

Specialist Philip D. Brown

Jamestown, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: National Guard

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

Date of Loss: May 08, 2004 / Age: 21

Died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device went off west of Samarra, Iraq.

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.

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.

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.

Korean War

William R. Magyar photo 1953

Private William R. Magyar

Stark County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:31st Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 23, 1953 / Age:

Ferdinand C. Schillinger photo 1953

Private First Class Ferdinand C. Schillinger

Richland County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:17th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 06, 1953 / Age: 22

James K. Dionne photo 1953

Master Sergeant James K. Dionne

Grand Forks, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:32d Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: March 23, 1953 / Age:

Orlin K. Hagen photo 1953

Sergeant First Class Orlin K. Hagen

Traill County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:48th Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 07, 1953 / Age: 32

Donald O. Thompson photo 1953

Private Donald O. Thompson

Burke County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:31st Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 17, 1953 / Age:

Delbert R. Kamphaug photo 1953

Private First Class Delbert R. Kamphaug

Hatton, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Weapons Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment

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

Date of Loss: July 26, 1953 / Age: 20

Harold Raymond Wallender photo 1953

Private First Class Harold Raymond Wallender

Hazen, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:76th Engineer Construction Battalion

Date of Loss: March 21, 1953 / Age:

The brakes on his grader failed and it crashed into a bulldozer. He was taken to the 121st Evacuation Hospital where he died.