State Heroes

Corporal Dennis James Manson

Belcourt, 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 06, 1969 / Age: 18

Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam from hostile multiple fragmentation wounds. 

Specialist 5 Donald Gene Vollmer

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 190th Aviation Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:145th Aviation Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Aviation Group

Date of Loss: November 02, 1969 / Age: 19

SP5 Don Vollmer was the crew chief of UH-1D (#64-13573) that received hostile fire while on a reconnaissance mission out of a 5th Special Forces compound.

Boatswain's Mate Third Class Patrick G. Glennon

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Frank E Evans

Date of Loss: June 03, 1969 / Age: 23

Reported Dead in South China Sea.

Specialist 4 David Peter Haegele

Napoleon, 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:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 08, 1969 / Age: 20

On February 08, 1969, the Recon Platoon conducted a RIF southwest of Trung Lap in the area of XT 5619. Companies A and B were conducting a RIF 2 kilometers east of Trung Lap in the area of XT 6222. Scattered contact started at around 1200 hours.

Sergeant Roger Earl Foreman

New Town, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

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

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

Date of Loss: July 18, 1969 / Age: 21

He was Killed in action in Binh Thuy, South Vietnam in hostile action by multiple fragmentation wounds.

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.

Specialist 5 Gerald Anthony Decker

Sentinel Butte, 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:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 10, 1969 / Age: 20

On April 10, 1969, at 0240 hours, a Spooky Gunship was operating near the Company B night perimeter. At 0428 hours, Company B reported that they had one Bobcat killed and two wounded from stray rounds from the Spooky Gunship and needed a Dust-off.

Specialist 4 Dennis Stanley Wosick

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop E

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: June 09, 1969 / Age: 21

Specialist Wosick was killed in action in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam in a hostile ground casualty. 

Lance Corporal Mark Daniel Mangin

Verona, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Marine Division

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

Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam from a hostile explosive device. 

Lance Corporal Richard Anthony Volk

Minot, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery E

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Marine Division

Date of Loss: March 19, 1969 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam through non-hostile accidental homicide. 

Private First Class Wesley Gene Isaak

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:16th Engineer Battalion

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

Date of Loss: October 04, 1969 / Age: 22

Died in service in Fort Cavazos, Texas

Seaman Darrell L. Johnson

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: November 01, 1969 / Age: 21

Died in service in San Ramon, California

Private First Class Wilbert Clemens Fleck

Breien, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

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

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

Date of Loss: July 27, 1969 / Age: 19

He was Killed in action in Binh Duong, South Vietnam through hostile action by multiple fragmentation wounds.

Corporal David Duane Elsbernd

Crosby, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

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

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

Date of Loss: September 09, 1969 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Quang Tin, South Vietnam in Hostile action by multiple fragmentation wounds. 

Colonel Wendell Richard Keller

Fargo, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:433rd Tactical Figher Squadron

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

Date of Loss: March 01, 1969 / Age: 40

On March 1, 1969, Keller and Meroney were the crew of an F-4D Phantom II aircraft that crashed while carrying out a nighttime strike mission in Khammouan Province, Laos. Nearby U.S. aircrews reported seeing the aircraft hit by enemy fire.

Lance Corporal Larry Joseph Sikorski

Fairmount, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery H

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Marine Division

Date of Loss: February 25, 1969 / Age: 21

At approximately 0530H Fire Support Base Russell came under attack by hostile forces with mortars and rifle fire. Larry died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the chest area from mortar fire.