State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
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.
1964
Specialist 4 Virgil F. Schmidt
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 12, 1964 / Age: 21
Died while in service
1964
Major Virgil Raymond Greany
Rugby, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 25, 1964 / Age: 33
In Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Quang Tin province, hostile, ground casualty, explosive device.
1959
Master Sergeant Chester Melvin Ovnand
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 08, 1959 / Age: 44
On the night of July 8, six of the men were in the mess hall watching a movie when Viet Cong terrorists attacked and opened fire. Major Buis and Sergeant Ovnand were killed along with two Vietnamese guards.
World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII)
1943
First Sergeant Earl O. Carlson
World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Date of Loss: January 28, 1943 / Age: 47
Died in the Osaka Prison Camp
1943
Captain Walter W. Webster
World War I (WWI), World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 16, 1943 / Age: 54
Died in service in Chester, Pennsylvania
World War I (WWI)
1925
Pvt.1st Class William Fidder
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard
Date of Loss: April 20, 1925 / Age: 34
Died at St. Cloud, Minn., in Veterans' Hospital, on April 20, 1925.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1923
Pvt. Emanuel Knudtson
Washburn, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: January 15, 1923 / Age: 32
Died at the US Veterans Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 15, 1923.
Buried at Washburn, N. Dak., Jan. 20, 1923.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1923
Pvt. Edwin Brendal
Starbuck, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 09, 1923 / Age: 30
Died, Sept. 9, 1923, of pneumonia, at Dalton, Nebr.
Buried at Starbuck, Minn.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1922
Pvt. Fred Robert Ketcham
Havana, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: April 20, 1922 / Age: 28
Died at Englewood, Colo., on April 20, 1922.
Buried, Havana, N. Dak.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1922
Sgt. Cyrus Daniel Sweeney
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Supply Company, 13th Infantry
Date of Loss: June 26, 1922 / Age: 31
Died of pneumonia on June 26, 1922, at Oroville, Wash.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1922
Pvt.1st Class Albert Louis Smith
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department
Date of Loss: July 23, 1922 / Age: 22
Died at Edgeley, N. Dak., on July 23, 1922.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2997 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1921
Oscar Melsted
Gardar, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Date of Loss: October 11, 1921 / Age: 23
Died from accident in old wound, on Oct. 11, 1921.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1921
Pvt.1st Class John I. Sveum
Galesburg, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 358th Infantry
Date of Loss: June 10, 1921 / Age: 25
Died in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 10, 1921.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Traill county.
1921
Private First Class Axel Efrick Adamson
Jamestown, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Date of Loss: June 22, 1921 / Age: 33
Died at Jamestown, N. Y., on June 22, 1921.
Buried in Lake View Cemetery, Jamestown, N. Y.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1920
QMA1 John Joseph Jollie
St. John, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Naval Aeronautic Station, Pensacola, Fla.
Date of Loss: February 20, 1920 / Age: 31
Died at Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif., on Feb. 20, 1920.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.