State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

Vietnam

Carrol E. Evenstad photo 1970

Specialist 5 Carrol E. Evenstad

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Armored Division

Date of Loss: June 06, 1970 / Age: 20

He was in the U.S. Army and recently returned from a tour of Vietnam. He and others were in a canoe in Burnett, Texas and it capsized, and Carrol could not swim.

David Larson photo 1970

Corporal David Allen Larson

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 27, 1970 / Age: 21

Military Region 2 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Gun, small arms fire

Blythe Noel Van DeVenter photo 1970

Specialist 4 Blythe Noel Van DeVenter

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam

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.

Brent William Sveen photo 1970

Private First Class Brent William Sveen

Fargo, ND

Vietnam

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. 

Alan Gerald Nelson photo 1970

Specialist 4 Alan Gerald Nelson

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 30, 1970 / Age: 24

He died in service in Okinawa. 

William Kristjanson photo 1970

Sergeant William Davis Kristjanson

Vietnam

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:1st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 26, 1970 / Age: 26

Military Region 3 in Binh Doung, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, Ground casualty
Vehicle crash

Joseph William Crary photo 1970

Private First Class Joseph William Crary

Fargo, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company

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

Date of Loss: May 27, 1970 / Age: 25

Military Region 1 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds

Lowell George Hardmeyer photo 1970

Specialist 4th Class Lowell George Hardmeyer

Mott, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 10, 1970 / Age: 21

In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR

Vern R. Mattingley photo 1970

Seaman Vern R. Mattingley

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: January 11, 1970 / Age: 19

He died in service. 

Russell Gregory  Blair  photo 1970

Sergeant Russell Gregory Blair

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 30, 1970 / Age: 20

Died in service in Grand Forks, ND following service in Vietnam. 

Bruce Lloyd Wold photo 1970

Sergeant Bruce Lloyd Wold

Minot, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A

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

Date of Loss: April 21, 1970 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Bunh Duong, South Vietnam from burns received while manning an artillery position.

Ronald Patrick McNeill photo 1970

Sergeant Ronald Patrick McNeill

Mott, ND

Vietnam

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.

Thomas E. Schluchter photo 1970

Airman 1st Class Thomas E. Schluchter

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Air Force

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

Died in service at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. 

David Francis Johnson photo 1970

Sergeant David Francis Johnson

West Fargo, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

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

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

Date of Loss: May 17, 1970 / Age: 19

In Cambodia
Hostile, died of wounds, Ground casualty
Artillery, rocket, or mortar

Vance Lee Larrabee photo 1970

Seaman Vance Lee Larrabee

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Killed in action in Vietnam