State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

Vietnam

James Thor Morrison photo 1971

Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Thor Morrison

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Aviation Company

Date of Loss: July 01, 1971 / Age: 23

Died in service

Leonard Biel photo 1971

Radioman 3rd Class Leonard Biel

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 02, 1971 / Age: 22

Died in service 

John A.  Kuntz photo 1971

Communications Technician Collection Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Kuntz

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: June 04, 1971 / Age: 25

Died in service in Ryukyu Islands.

John W. Tidball photo 1971

Seaman John W. Tidball

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: July 25, 1971 / Age: 22

Died while in service

Douglas Jack Pierce photo 1971

Specialist 4 Douglas Jack Pierce

Fargo, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: G Troop

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

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

Date of Loss: November 26, 1971 / Age: 19

In Vinh Long, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, ground casualty
 

Deland Dwight Zubke photo 1971

Staff Sergeant Deland Dwight Zubke

Grassy Butte, ND

Vietnam

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:

Robert Leonard Jondahl photo 1971

Colonel Robert Leonard Jondahl

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: June 10, 1971 / Age: 41

Died in service in Las Vegas, Nevada

Edward Alec Werman photo 1971

Captain Edward Alec Werman

Hensel, ND

Vietnam

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

Wayne E. Scott photo 1971

Specialist 5 Wayne E. Scott

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 03, 1971 / Age: 23

Died in service 

Vern M.  Hostbjor photo 1971

Sergeant First Class Vern M. Hostbjor

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 15, 1971 / Age: 50

Died in service in Whittier, California 

Randolph Lee Marthe photo 1971

Private First Class Randolph Lee Marthe

Esmond, ND

Vietnam

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

Loren Dallas Lebeau photo 1971

Specialist 4 Loren Dallas Lebeau

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop A

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

Date of Loss: February 01, 1971 / Age: 20

On May 16, 1971, a New York Times article described heroin use by American troops in Vietnam had reached epidemic proportions.

Wayne Milton Wahl photo 1970

Specialist 4 Wayne Milton Wahl

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:9th Engineer Battalion

Date of Loss: June 28, 1970 / Age: 20

Died while in service in Garrison, ND. 

John Lundin photo 1970

Sergeant First Class John Charles Lundin

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: MACV Advisors

Date of Loss: April 25, 1970 / Age: 38

Military Region 3 in Binh Doug, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Gun, small arms fire

Larry Bruce Jacobson photo 1970

Specialist 5th Class Larry Bruce Jacobson

Norma, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 162nd Aviation Company

Date of Loss: August 26, 1970 / Age: 21

In Ba Xugen, South Vietnam
Hostile, Helicopter - Crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land