State Heroes

Captain Ernest E Bartolina Jr.

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:III Marine Amphibious Force

Date of Loss: February 07, 1969 / Age: 26

In Quang Nam, South Vietnam
Hostile, Helicopter - Pilot
Air loss, Crash on land

Captain David Arlen Waldera

Fargo, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Army Spt Command Saigon

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Logistics Command

Date of Loss: April 02, 1969 / Age: 24

Captain Waldera died Apr 2, 1969 at the age of 24 from wounds he sustained at Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam.

Specialist 5 Jon Paris Robbins

Dickinson, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Logistical Command

Date of Loss: February 23, 1969 / Age: 21

Killed in action by hostile small arms fire in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. 

Specialist 4 Steve Louis Escallier

Portal, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:229th Assault Helicopter Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)

Date of Loss: October 31, 1969 / Age: 19

He died in service in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam in non-hostile action in a helicopter crash on land, he was a crew member. 

Warrant Officer 1st Class Roy Stephen Thomas

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:25th Aviation Battalion

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

Date of Loss: May 10, 1969 / Age: 22

Roy was killed when his helicopter crashed in Vietnam.

Captain John Edward Kelly Jr

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

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

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

Date of Loss: July 25, 1969 / Age: 25

Captain Kelly was Killed in Action and a ground casualty in Thua Thien, South Vietnam from hostile multiple fragmentation wounds.

Private First Class David James Corcoran

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam Conflict

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:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: June 25, 1969 / Age: 18

Died in service in Thua Thien, South Vietnam in non-hostile action through an accidental homicide. 

Specialist 4 Class Marvin Clarence Briss

Binford, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 28, 1969 / Age: 20

In Long An, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Gun, small arms fire

Private First Class Gilbert Ray Bargmann

Hannover, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:4th Battalion

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

Date of Loss: June 19, 1969 / Age: 18

Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam in hostile action by small arms fire.

Private First Class Gene Thomas Gietzen

Glen Ullin, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

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

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

Date of Loss: May 21, 1969 / Age: 19

Southeast of Hill 55 near the hamlet of Chau Lau in Dien Ban District during Operation OKLAHOMA HILLS, a Marine patrol tripped a wire which was connected to a claymore type AP (anti-personnel) mine causing an explosion.

Specialist 4 Allan J. Restemayer

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 01, 1969 / Age: 20

Died in service

Sergeant Dale George Helgeson

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

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

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

Date of Loss: March 01, 1969 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Binh Long, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire. 

Specialist 4 Eric Daryl Nadeau

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam Conflict

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:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: May 26, 1969 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Quang Tin, South Vietnam by hostile small arms fire. 

Lance Corporal John Michael Renner

Mandan, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:26th Marine Division

Date of Loss: July 28, 1969 / Age: 20

Killed in action by hostile action by an explosive device in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. 

Sergeant Stanley John Ottmar

Burt, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

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

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

Date of Loss: April 10, 1969 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire. 

Specialist David Ira Styles

Langdon, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: HHC

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

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

Date of Loss: March 29, 1969 / Age: 20

MOS 91B20 (Medical NCO)

Ground casualty died outright on 3/29/1969 by Hostile gun/small arms fire in the Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam.