State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
1968
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Gerald D. Haberman
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 09, 1968 / Age: 26
Died while in service
1968
1st Lieutenant David Jon Nesset
Fargo, 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 Calvary Division
Date of Loss: April 19, 1968 / Age: 26
On April 19, 1968, an aircraft from B Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Division, was the lead ship on a combat assault into A Shau Valley.
1968
Private First Class Ralph Charles McCowan
Trenton, 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 Field Force
Date of Loss: April 03, 1968 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam from hostile multiple fragmentation wounds.
1968
Sergeant Richard Frank Triske
Grand Forks, 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:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: June 02, 1968 / Age: 19
Walking towards their destination north of Da Hoa hamlet in Dien Ban District Sgt Triske, the squad leader stepped on a buried pressure switch that detonated a 20 lb. enemy box mine that was planted beside the road.
1968
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.
1968
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.
1967
Corporal Thomas Leroy Narum
Amidon, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 18, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam by hostile multiple fragmentation wounds.
1967
Corporal Norman Paul Williams
Maddock, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1967
Constructionman Melvin Edward Johnson
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 08, 1967 / Age: 21
Died in service in Thua Thien, South Vietnam in non-hostile action in an air crash in a fixed wing.
1967
Sergeant Major Francis Ellsworth Dowling
Coopertown, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 17, 1967 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Binh Long, South Vietnam through hostile action.
1967
Private Kenneth Leo Johner
Noonan, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: March 21, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire.
1967
Hospitalman Michael Duane Himmerick
Valley City, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st 155mm Gun Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:4th Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: April 06, 1967 / Age: 19
On April 06, 1967 HN Michael Himmerick was killed in action and died outright from hostile small arms fire in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam.
1967
Lance Corporal Gary Wayne Lindsay
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: September 07, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam from hostile artillery rocket mortar.
1967
Specialist 4 Roy Carl Wagner
Bismarck, 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: October 02, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1967
Specialist 5 Gerald Lee Larson
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 97th Transportation Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:10th Transportation Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:124th Transportation Command
Date of Loss: February 05, 1967 / Age: 36
On February 5, 1967, Larson reportedly was sitting on a beach beside an anchor when the cable snapped, hitting him in the head. He sustained fatal injuries in the incident.
1967
Private First Class Edward Michael Baumgartner
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 27, 1967 / Age: 20
Died in service in Edgewood, Pennsylvania