State Heroes

Sergeant Gene Edward Honcharoff

Max, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

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

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

Date of Loss: May 26, 1968 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam through hostile action from an explosive device. 

Warrant Officer James Kenneth McAleer III

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 147th Aviation Company

Date of Loss: August 22, 1968 / Age: 22

Warrant Officer James Kenneth McAleer III, 22, son of James K. Jr. and Audrey McAleer of Steele, North Dakota, died recently when his helicopter crashed and burned in South Vietnam.

Private First Class Larry Rex Olson

McHenry, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

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

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

Date of Loss: June 19, 1968 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Binh Duong, South Vietnam from hostile small arms fire. 

First Lieutenant Durwood Wayne Verrett

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:20th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 09, 1968 / Age: 24

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

Private First Class Michael Frederick Meyhoff

Center, 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:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 04, 1968 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile action.

Private Gary John Hoffert

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division

Date of Loss: September 30, 1968 / Age: 20

Died in service in Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Seaman Mitchel Carey Hansey

Scranton, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: December 14, 1968 / Age: 21

Died in service in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam when he drowned while missing. 

Major Thomas John Beyer

Fargo, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:20th Tactical Air Support Squadron

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

Date of Loss: July 30, 1968 / Age: 27

In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND. Listed as deceased 05/02/1978.

Private First Class Thomas Alfred Senne

Valley City, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

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

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

Date of Loss: October 26, 1968 / Age: 19

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

Commander Delbert Austin Olson

Casselton, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Observation Squadron 67

Date of Loss: January 11, 1968 / Age: 42

In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

Body was recovered.12/11/2002

Captain Gary Dan Lokken

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:14th Engineer Battalion

Date of Loss: April 10, 1968 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Thua Thien, South Vietnam through a hostile explosive device. 

Specialist 5 Deane Errol Chisholm

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 29, 1968 / Age: 21

On the night of Dec 28, 1968, after a card game, Deane and three other friends, Snowden, Ambroziak and Morris decided to visit a bar in Padova, Italy. On the way back their vehicle struck a tree and all were killed. 

Captain Robert John Himler

Williston, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: August 24, 1968 / Age: 25

During Operation MAMELUKE THRUST, a helicopter on resupply mission to ground troops in the vicinity of Le Nam (3) in the Duy Xuyen District of Quang Nam Province crashed and was consumed by fire.

Warrant Officer 1st Class John William Brinkmeyer

New England, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Battery

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

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

Date of Loss: November 27, 1968 / Age: 22

John Brinkmeyer was killed when the Huey helicopter he was piloting was shot down during an ARA mission near FB Tomahawk by extremely heavy small arms fire during an attack on an enemy position North of Da Nang.

Warrant Officer 1st Class Robert Lee Storey

Grand Forks AFB, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 119th Aviation Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:52nd Aviation Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:17th Aviation Group

Date of Loss: November 21, 1968 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Kontum, South Vietnam through hostile action in a Helicopter crash on land as the pilot of the helicopter. 

Private First Class De Wayne Michael Selby

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I

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

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

Date of Loss: May 26, 1968 / Age: 19

De Wayne arrived in Vietnam 26 April 1968 and was assigned to India Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division.