State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
1966
Sergeant Milo Hans Amsbaugh
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 06, 1966 / Age: 36
Died in service in Bottineau County while on furlough from Vietnam.
1966
Lance Corporal Michael Henry Kessel
Dickinson, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H&S Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 3rd Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: September 03, 1966 / Age: 19
Lance Corporal Kessel was killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam by hostile explosive device.
1966
Shipfitter 2nd Class Lowell Greemer Einarson
Bantry, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: September 01, 1966 / Age: 28
He died in service in Phuoc Tuy, South Vietnam due to a heart attack in non-hostile action.
1966
Specialist 4 Merlyn Arnold Fraedrick
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 21st Artillery Regiment
Date of Loss: August 28, 1966 / Age: 21
Died in service in Frankfurt, Germany
1966
Specialist 4 Richard Denzil Gill Jr
Williston, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 21, 1966 / Age: 19
On July 21, 1966, Companies A and B and the Recon Platoon of 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, departed Cu Chi Base Camp for a search and destroy operation in the western end of the Filhol Rubber Plantation in Binh Duong Province, RVN.
1966
Specialist 5 John Vilnis Raaum
La Moure, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 09, 1966 / Age: 27
Died in service in Quang Tri, South Vietnam through non-hostile action that was reported as accidental self-inflicted injury.
1966
Private Thomas Allyn Weller
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 09, 1966 / Age: 21
Died while in service.
1966
Staff Sergeant Herbert Lapp
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 03, 1966 / Age: 43
Staff Sergeant Lapp was killed in action in Pleiku, South Vietnam from hostile small arms fire.
1966
Captain Richard Thomas Perrin
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: June 27, 1966 / Age: 24
On June 27, 1966, a U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B (tail number 64-14047) from the 161st Aviation Company and a U.S.
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
Private First Class Leonard Joseph Kroshus
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: May 31, 1966 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam in hostile action by an explosive device.
1966
Major Martin William Steen
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 388th Tactical Fighter Wing
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Air Force
Date of Loss: May 31, 1966 / Age: 37
In , NORTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - PILOT
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
From DPAA:
1966
Lance Corporal Allan James Korom
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Battery
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 12th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: May 22, 1966 / Age: 19
West of Da Nang, in the Hoa Van District of Quang Nam Province a vehicle overturned resulting in the death of two Marines, one of the casualties was Lance Corporal Korom from the injuries he sustained.
1966
Specialist 4 Duane Alan Waklee
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 2nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 22, 1966 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam in hostile action by multiple fragmentation wounds.
1966
Specialist 4 Irvin Dale Knippelberg
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 23rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 19, 1966 / Age: 27
Irvin Knippelberg was Killed in Action through hostile small arms fire in South Vietnam.
1966
Captain Lawrence Alan Britton
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 12th Cavalry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: March 30, 1966 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Pleiku, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire.