State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
1972
Sergeant Elroy Lane Haaland
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: September 23, 1972 / Age: 20
Died in service while on leave during the war
1972
Chief Master Sergeant Raymond D. Ledoux
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: January 01, 1972 / Age: 39
Died in Service
1972
Master Chief Petty Officer Charles Herman Piper Jr
Durbin, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 30, 1972 / Age: 34
In offshore, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, sea casualty
Illness, disease
1972
Captain James M. Sanborn
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: December 09, 1972 / Age: 29
He died while in service in Guam when he was on a flight that crashed during some training work. They were doing a simulated engine-out ( power reduced ) approach was flown with a touch and go planned.
1972
Lieutenant Colonel James Alan Fowler
Bismarck, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:405th Tactical Fighter Wing
Date of Loss: June 06, 1972 / Age: 41
In North Vietnam
Hostile, died while missing, Fixed Wing - Pilot
Air Loss, Crash on Land
From DPAA:
1972
Captain Adolph Marcus Christianson III
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 17, 1972 / Age: 28
Died in service on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida during a training accident.
1972
1st Lieutenant Byron Kent Kulland
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop F
Date of Loss: April 02, 1972 / Age: 24
In Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Hostile, died while missing, Helicopter - Pilot Air Loss, Crash on Land
1972
Master Sergeant Merlyn Leroy Paulson
Fargo, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: March 29, 1972 / Age: 38
Laos, Quang Nam province
Hostile, died while missing, Fixed Wing - Crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1972
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Peter Heinzman
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 11, 1972 / Age: 57
Died in service in Fort Carson, Colorado.
1972
Captain Ronald David Rossum
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: March 26, 1972 / Age: 28
"Ronnie entered US Air Force at Fargo, ND Mar. 17, 1967. He did two successful tours of duty as an Airforce [sic] Captain in Vietnam and was shot down three times heroically surviving.
1972
Private First Class David Donald Berdahl
Minot, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: D Troop
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Date of Loss: January 20, 1972 / Age: 19
In Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Hostile, died while missing, Helicopter - Crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1972
Lieutenant Junior Grade Lauren Nels Evanger
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: June 28, 1972 / Age: 24
Died while in service.
1971
Chaplain - Captain Merle Dewayne Brown
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Brigade Headquarters Company
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: April 11, 1971 / Age: 32
CPT Brown was and ARMY Chaplain assigned to BDE HHC, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division when he and 10 other servicemen was killed while a passenger on a military aircraft on the military mission "Operation Finney Hill" when the aircraft was fir
1971
Specialist 4th Class Pius Leo Miller
Fargo, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: D Troop
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: April 11, 1971 / Age: 20
In Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground Casualty
Gun, Small arms fire
1971
Private First Class Donald Jay Schweigert
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: February 22, 1971 / Age: 18
Died while in service
1971
Sergeant Myron Blaine Johnson
Mandaree , ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Date of Loss: March 28, 1971 / Age: 22
In Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground Casualty
Misadventure