State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
1966
1st Lieutenant Jon Alfred Greenley
Fargo, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:774th Troop Carrier Squadron
Date of Loss: January 07, 1966 / Age: 24
From DPAA:
1966
Major Eugene Raleigh Starke
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: June 27, 1966 / Age: 37
Maj. Eugene Starke was the victim of a boating accident at Little Rock, Ark.
1966
Major Clifton Emmet Cushman
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:469th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Air Force
Date of Loss: September 25, 1966 / Age: 37
North Vietnam
1966
Seaman Apprentice Dennis Wayne Davis
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: December 22, 1966 / Age: 20
Died in service in Kindred, ND.
1966
Lieutenant Colonel Darel Dean Leetun
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:13th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: September 17, 1966 / Age: 42
In , NORTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
From DPAA:
1966
Lieutenant Junior Grade Thomas Edmund Spitzer
Baldwin, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oriskany
Date of Loss: October 26, 1966 / Age: 25
At 0728 26 October fire broke out in a forward magazine and raged through 5 decks, claiming the lives of 44 sailors. Many of those killed were veteran combat pilots who, a few hours earlier, had flown on raids over Vietnam.
1965
Private First Class Robert Edwin Swanson
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: M Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: October 26, 1965 / Age: 18
Quang Nam, South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty
gun, small arms fire
1965
Staff Sergeant Alren Clifton Tuttle
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:8th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 05, 1965 / Age: 35
Killed in action in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam in hostile action by an explosive device.
1965
Lieutenant Commander Carl Julius Woods
Bottineau, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: CVA-31, USS Bon Homme Richard
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Attack Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Fleet
Date of Loss: September 28, 1965 / Age: 32
North Vietnam
Hostile, Fixed Wing - Pilot
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1965
Sergeant Willis William Weber
Valley City, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 11, 1965 / Age: 28
In South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty
gun, small arms fire
1965
Captain Francis Edward Geiger
Dickinson, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:6250th Combat Support Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:13th Air Force
Date of Loss: July 23, 1965 / Age: 28
He was killed in action while in Kon Tum, South Vietnam while supporting US Marines in hostile action when the fixed wing plane he was piloting crashed on land.
1965
Private First Class Terrance P. Klein
Vietnam Conflict
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1965 / Age: 23
Died while in service
1965
Specialist 4th Class Ralph A Copeland
Minot AFB, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:229th Assault Helo Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 14, 1965 / Age: 28
South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds
1965
Sergeant Gunder Peter Ri Gunderson
Walhalla, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1965 / Age: 24
South Vietnam
Hostile, ground casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds
1965
Sergeant 1st Class Gerhardt Just
Wishek, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 125th Air Traffic Control Company
Date of Loss: August 27, 1965 / Age: 39
He died in service in An Xuyen, South Vietnam through non-hostile action when he died in a fixed wing crash on land.
1965
First Sergeant Erie Alexander Martin Jr.
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: July 20, 1965 / Age: 39
Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam through hostile action.