State Heroes

Warrant Officer Steven Reed Hanson

Fargo, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop D

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 24, 1971 / Age: 21

Military Region 1 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Hostile, Helicopter - Non crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land

Staff Sergeant Deland Dwight Zubke

Grassy Butte, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Battery

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Battalion

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

Date of Loss: March 01, 1971 / Age: 26

In Kontum, South Vietnam
Hostile, died while missing, Ground Casualty

Declared deceased Oct 5, 1978

From DPAA:

Sergeant Richard John Boehm

Mandan, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: March 28, 1971 / Age: 19

In Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Artillery, rocket, or mortar

Captain Edward Alec Werman

Hensel, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Advisory Team 87

Date of Loss: June 01, 1971 / Age: 33

Military Region 3 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, Helicopter-Non crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land

Private First Class Randolph Lee Marthe

Esmond, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery

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

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

Date of Loss: March 31, 1971 / Age: 20

In Kontum, South Vietnam
Hostile, died while missing, Ground Casualty
Misadventure

Specialist 4 Alan Rolf Hinzpeter

Minot, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: A Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: September 06, 1971 / Age: 22

Republic of Vietnam in Thua Thien province, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground Casualty
Other Explosive Device

Sergeant Gregory Keith Krueger

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: E Company

Date of Loss: July 17, 1970 / Age: 21

In Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, Ground Casualty
Other accident

Seaman Vance Lee Larrabee

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 29, 1970 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Vietnam

Sergeant Carl Stephen Berger Jr

Mandan, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)

Date of Loss: April 03, 1970 / Age: 21

In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS

Sergeant Norman Anthony Emineth

Baldwin, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion

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

Date of Loss: May 22, 1970 / Age: 20

In Binh Duong province, Cambodia
Hostile, Ground Casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds

Master Sergeant Paul Fowler

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 14, 1970 / Age: 42

Died in service in Sedalia, Missouri 

Specialist Fourth Class Lyle Maynard Johannes

Kulm, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Advance Team 36

Date of Loss: January 29, 1970 / Age: 20

Military Region 2 in Pleiku, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, Ground casualty
Accidental homicide

Specialist 4 Blythe Noel Van DeVenter

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 5th Public Information Detachment

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

Date of Loss: April 01, 1970 / Age: 23

Died in service in Khanh Hoa, South Vietnam through non-hostile action.

Private First Class Brent William Sveen

Fargo, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop E

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. 

Petty Officer Third Class Glenn Ervin Maier

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:River Assault Flotilla One YRBM-17

Date of Loss: July 11, 1970 / Age: 20

Military Region 4 in Kien Hoa, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, died missing, Ground casualty
Drowned, suffocated

Sergeant Ronald Patrick McNeill

Mott, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H&S Company

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

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

Date of Loss: August 04, 1970 / Age: 21

Sgt McNeill died at the 96th Army Evacuation Hospital in Da Nang from injuries sustained on August 3 when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was involved in an accident.