State Heroes Total:
2604
Service Branch

Panama (Operation Just Cause)

Garreth Charles Isaak photo 1989

Corporal Garreth Charles Isaak

Harvey, ND

Panama (Operation Just Cause)

Branch of Service: Marines

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Light Armored Recon Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division

Date of Loss: December 20, 1989 / Age: 22

Corporal Isaak's Squad came under intense hostile fire while attempting to secure their objective. Reacting swiftly, he continued to advance toward the building in order to clear it of hostile forces of unknown size.

Alfred C. Almen photo 1899

Pvt. Alfred C. Almen

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C (Grafton), 1st North Dakota Infantry Regt

Date of Loss: April 12, 1899 / Age:

Killed in action at Paete

Isador Driscoll photo 1899

Cpl. Isador Driscoll

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C (Grafton), 1st North Dakota Infantry Regt

Date of Loss: April 12, 1899 / Age:

Killed in action at Paete

John C. Byron photo 1899

Cpl. John C. Byron

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D (Devils Lake), 1st North Dakota Infantry Regt

Date of Loss: May 24, 1899 / Age:

Died of wound received on April 1, 1899 while in action at King's Bluff

John Killian photo 1899

Pvt. John Killian

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H (Jamestown), 1st North Dakota Infantry Regt

Date of Loss: June 09, 1899 / Age:

Died during an attack on an insurgent outpost.

 Cofeland photo 1899

Cofeland

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st North Dakota Infantry Regt

Date of Loss: January 01, 1899 / Age:

Drown in the Pacific Ocean

George T. Schneller photo 1899

Cpl. George T. Schneller

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I (Wahpeton), 1st North Dakota Infantry Regt

Date of Loss: April 12, 1899 / Age:

Killed in action at Paete

Peter W. Tompkins photo 1899

Pvt. Peter W. Tompkins

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C (Grafton), 1st North Dakota Infantry Regt

Date of Loss: April 12, 1899 / Age:

Killed in action at Paete

Chrisitian Boe photo

Chrisitian E. Boe

Fallen, 1889, Unknown

Philippine Insurrection

John Ewing photo

Private John B. Ewing

Philippine Insurrection

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry

Vietnam

James Alan Fowler photo 1972

Lieutenant Colonel James Alan Fowler

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:523rd Tactical Fighter Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:405th Tactical Fighter Wing

Date of Loss: June 06, 1972 / Age: 41

In NORTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

From DPAA:

Byron Kent Kulland photo 1972

1st Lieutenant Byron Kent Kulland

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop F

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:196th Light Infantry Brigade (1578)

Date of Loss: April 02, 1972 / Age: 24

In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, HELICOPTER - PILOT AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

DPAA

Charles Herman Piper Jr photo 1972

Master Chief Petty Officer Charles Herman Piper Jr

Durbin, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 30, 1972 / Age: 34

In OFFSHORE, SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, SEA CASUALTY
ILLNESS, DISEASE

David Donald Berdahl photo 1972

Private First Class David Donald Berdahl

Minot, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: D Troop

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)

Date of Loss: January 20, 1972 / Age: 19

In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

From DPAA:

Merlyn Leroy Paulson photo 1972

Master Sergeant Merlyn Leroy Paulson

Fargo, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: March 29, 1972 / Age: 38

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

DPAA: Not listed as remains were recovered in 1986.