FALLEN
Vietnam
1971
1st Lieutenant Loren Douglas Hagen
Fargo, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Special Forces
Date of Loss: August 07, 1971 / Age: 25
At approximately 0630 hours on the morning of 7 August 1971 the small team came under a fierce assault by a superior-sized enemy force using heavy small arms, automatic weapons, mortar, and rocket fire. 1st Lt.
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
1971
Radioman 3rd Class Leonard Biel
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 02, 1971 / Age: 22
Died in service
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.
1971
Seaman John W. Tidball
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: July 25, 1971 / Age: 22
Died while in service
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
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:
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
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
1971
Specialist 5 Wayne E. Scott
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 03, 1971 / Age: 23
Died in service
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
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.
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
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.
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