State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
1966
1st Lieutenant Jon Alfred Greenley
Fargo, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 774th Troop Carrier Squadron
Date of Loss: January 07, 1966 / Age: 24
From DPAA:
1965
Sergeant Gunder Peter Ri Gunderson
Walhalla, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1965 / Age: 24
South Vietnam
Hostile, ground casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds
1965
Specialist 4th Class Ralph A Copeland
Minot AFB, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 229th Assault Helo Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 14, 1965 / Age: 28
South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds
1965
Sergeant Willis William Weber
Valley City, 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: 26th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 11, 1965 / Age: 28
In South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty
gun, small arms fire
1965
Staff Sergeant Alren Clifton Tuttle
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 05, 1965 / Age: 35
Killed in action in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam in hostile action by an explosive device.
1965
Private First Class Robert Edwin Swanson
Grand Forks, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: M Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: October 26, 1965 / Age: 18
Quang Nam, South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty
gun, small arms fire
1965
Lieutenant Commander Carl Julius Woods
Bottineau, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: CVA-31, USS Bon Homme Richard
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Attack Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Carrier Air Wing 19
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Fleet
Date of Loss: September 28, 1965 / Age: 32
North Vietnam
Hostile, Fixed Wing - Pilot
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1965
Sergeant 1st Class Gerhardt Just
Wishek, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 125th Air Traffic Control Company
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Aviation Brigade
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.
1965
Captain Francis Edward Geiger
Dickinson, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 6250th Combat Support Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 6253rd Combat Support Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 13th Air Force
Date of Loss: July 23, 1965 / Age: 28
He was killed in action while in Kon Tum, South Vietnam while supporting US Marines in hostile action when the fixed wing plane he was piloting crashed on land.
1965
First Sergeant Erie Alexander Martin Jr.
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1965 / Age: 39
Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam through hostile action.
1965
Private First Class Terrance P. Klein
Vietnam Conflict
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1965 / Age: 23
Died while in service
1965
Staff Sergeant Zlatko Max Fakin
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 01, 1965 / Age: 30
On 1 April 1965, he was one of the advisors to the 52nd Vietnamese Ranger Battalion, serving with the Biet Dong Quan (BDQ) Advisory Team TD 41, Advisory Team 99, HQ, MACV Advisors, MACV.
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.
1964
Specialist 4 Virgil F. Schmidt
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 12, 1964 / Age: 21
Died while in service
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 II (WWII)
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