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Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)
Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha
Minot, ND
Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Troop
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3d Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Infantry Division
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Section Leader during combat operations against an armed enemy at Combat Outpost Keating, Kamdesh District, Nuristan Provin
Korean War
Master Sergeant Woodrow W. Keeble
Wahpeton, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Master Sergeant Keeble saw that the attacking elements had become pinned down on the slope by heavy enemy fire from three well-fortified and strategically placed enemy positions.
Philippine Insurrection
Captain John B. Kinne
Fargo, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Private Gotfred Jensen
Devils Lake, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could on
Private Otto A. Boehler
Wahpeton, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
With 21 other scouts Private Boehler charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Wagoneer Willis H. Downs
Jamestown, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy who were in line and in a position that could onl
Private Charles P. Davis
Valley City, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Private Thomas Sletteland
Grafton, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Infantry Regiment
Singlehanded and alone defended his dead and wounded comrades against a greatly superior force of the enemy.
Private Frank F. Ross
Langdon, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Major Frank L. Anders
Fargo, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy who were in line and in a position that could onl
Private Richard M. Longfellow
Mandan, ND
Philippine Insurrection
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Spanish-American War
Colonel Benjamin F. Hardaway
Fort Totten, ND
Spanish-American War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:17th Infantry
Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy.
Commander-In-Chief Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Medora, ND
Spanish-American War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (Rough Riders)
Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt, in total disregard for his personal safety, and accompanied by only four or five men, led a desperate and gallant charge up San Juan Hill, encouraging his troops to continue the assault through withering enemy fire over op
Blacksmith Joseph E. Carter
Fargo, ND
Spanish-American War
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Marblehead
Facing the heavy fire of the enemy, Carter set an example of extraordinary bravery and coolness throughout this action.
Vietnam
1st Lieutenant Loren Douglas Hagen
Fargo, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Special Forces
Date of Loss: August 07, 1971 / Age: 25
At approximately 0630 hours on the morning of 7 August 1971 the small team came under a fierce assault by a superior-sized enemy force using heavy small arms, automatic weapons, mortar, and rocket fire. 1st Lt.