State Heroes

Private First Class Fred Walter Jansonius

Jamestown, ND

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:9th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 02, 1968 / Age: 19

Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class Chester Leroy Coons

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: February 17, 1968 / Age: 31

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

Sergeant 1st Class Louis Hillyer

Monango, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C

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

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

Date of Loss: January 07, 1968 / Age: 41

Killed in action in Quang Tin, South Vietnam through hostile artillery rocket mortar. 

Private First Class Florian Henry Kuss

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: January 05, 1968 / Age: 21

Florian was killed in action with 8 other soldiers in Vietnam when their night position came under attack.

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 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. 

Specialist 4 Stephen James Groth

Enderlin, 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:4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 12, 1967 / Age: 22

Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Groth of Enderlin received word Sunday, July 16, that their son Stephen James (Jim) Groth had died as a result of wounds suffered in a Viet Nam skirmish.

Private First Class Gerald A. Gessner

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 25, 1967 / Age: 21

Died in service 

Sergeant Arlan Dean Gable

Rolette, 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:4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 10, 1967 / Age: 29

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

Specialist 4 Vernon E. Whetham

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 30, 1967 / Age: 25

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

Yeoman 2nd Class Joel Arden Ellingson

Rolette, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: June 26, 1967 / Age: 22

United States Navy Yeoman 2nd Class Ellingson was wounded in action in a car crash and died of his wounds in the Vietnam War.

Specialist 4 Christopher Wilmer Davis

Belcourt, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 17th Field Hospital

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:55th Medical Battalion

Date of Loss: March 18, 1967 / Age: 24

He died in service in South Vietnam because of illness/injury in non-hostile action. 

First Lieutenant Tracy Henry Murrey

Baldwin

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company

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

Date of Loss: November 20, 1967 / Age: 25

Tracy Henry Murrey was killed during a massive attempt on Hill 875 near Dak To in November of 1967.  123 men lost their lives during this intense 3 day firefight.

Private First Class Paul Harvey Wolos

Fargo, ND

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

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

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

Date of Loss: April 28, 1967 / Age: 19

An explosion ripped during the night of April 28; it was Paul Wolos. He had stepped on an M16A2 Bouncing Betty and was gravely wounded.

Private First Class Garry Dean Klein

Mott, 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:3rd Marine Division

Date of Loss: May 27, 1967 / Age: 20

PFC Klein was Killed in Action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam from hostile artillery rocket mortar. 

Private Richard Lyn Sullivan

Vietnam Conflict

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 25, 1967 / Age: 20

Died while in service in Velva, ND.