State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
1971
Chief Warrant Officer 2 James Thor Morrison
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Aviation Company
Date of Loss: July 01, 1971 / Age: 23
Died in service
1971
Colonel Robert Leonard Jondahl
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: June 10, 1971 / Age: 41
Died in service in Las Vegas, Nevada
1971
Communications Technician Collection Petty Officer 2nd Class John A. Kuntz
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: June 04, 1971 / Age: 25
Died in service in Ryukyu Islands.
1971
Captain Edward Alec Werman
Hensel, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Advisory Team 87
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) Advisors
Date of Loss: June 01, 1971 / Age: 33
Military Region 3 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, Helicopter-Non crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1971
Specialist 4th Class Dennis Lee Meduna
Dickinson, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 128th Aviation Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 11th Aviation Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Aviation Brigade, 12th Aviation Group
Date of Loss: June 01, 1971 / Age: 20
In Tay Ninh, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, Helicopter - Crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1971
Technical Sergeant Dennis George Heiden
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: May 23, 1971 / Age: 38
Died in service in Spangdahlem, Germany
1971
Specialist 4 Steven Paul Stack
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 24, 1971 / Age: 18
Died in service in Cass County, ND.
1971
Specialist 4th Class Pius Leo Miller
Fargo, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: D Troop
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: April 11, 1971 / Age: 20
In Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground Casualty
Gun, Small arms fire
1971
Chaplain - Captain Merle Dewayne Brown
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Brigade Headquarters Company
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 196th Light Infantry Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: April 11, 1971 / Age: 32
CPT Brown was and ARMY Chaplain assigned to BDE HHC, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division when he and 10 other servicemen was killed while a passenger on a military aircraft on the military mission "Operation Finney Hill" when the aircraft was fir
1971
Private First Class Randolph Lee Marthe
Esmond, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters and Headquarters Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 92nd Artillery Regiment, 52nd Artillery Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Field Force
Date of Loss: March 31, 1971 / Age: 20
In Kontum, South Vietnam
Hostile, died while missing, Ground Casualty
Misadventure
1971
Sergeant Richard John Boehm
Mandan, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 46th Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: March 28, 1971 / Age: 19
In Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Artillery, rocket, or mortar
1971
Sergeant Myron Blaine Johnson
Mandaree , ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 46th Infantry Regiment, 198th Light Infantry Brigade
Date of Loss: March 28, 1971 / Age: 22
In Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground Casualty
Misadventure
1971
Staff Sergeant Deland Dwight Zubke
Grassy Butte, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 7th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 15th Artillery, 52nd Artillery Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: March 01, 1971 / Age: 26
In Kontum, South Vietnam
Hostile, died while missing, Ground Casualty
Declared deceased Oct 5, 1978
From DPAA:
1971
Private First Class Donald Jay Schweigert
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: February 22, 1971 / Age: 18
Died while in service
1971
Sergeant First Class Vern M. Hostbjor
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 15, 1971 / Age: 50
Died in service in Whittier, California
1971
Specialist 4 Loren Dallas Lebeau
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 01, 1971 / Age: 20
On May 16, 1971, a New York Times article described heroin use by American troops in Vietnam had reached epidemic proportions.