State Heroes
Vietnam Conflict
1968
Sergeant 1st Class Louis Hillyer
Monango, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 20th Artillery Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: January 07, 1968 / Age: 41
Killed in action in Quang Tin, South Vietnam through hostile artillery rocket mortar.
1968
Private First Class Florian Henry Kuss
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 196th Light Infantry Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 05, 1968 / Age: 21
Florian was killed in action with 8 other soldiers in Vietnam when their night position came under attack.
1968
Private First Class Michael Frederick Meyhoff
Center, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 27th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 04, 1968 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile action.
1968
Private First Class Lynn Hartley Myrvik
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: January 01, 1968 / Age: 21
Died in service in Key West, Florida.
1967
Major Glenn Arthur Belcher
Fessenden, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Air Commando Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Air Force
Date of Loss: December 31, 1967 / Age: 35
1967
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon James Wenaas
Mayville, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 314th Tactical Airlift Wing
Date of Loss: December 29, 1967 / Age: 46
On December 29, 1967, he was a crew member of a Lockheed Hercules Transport Aircraft (C-130E) on a mission in the extreme northwest corner of North Vietnam over Lai Chau Province, when contact was lost.
1967
Private First Class Murray Dean Vidler
Fargo, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: December 19, 1967 / Age: 21
On December 19, while crossing a rice paddy in the vicinity of Dong Tien in an area of Dien Ban District in Quang Nam Province known as "Dodge City" a patrol of Marines were hit with enemy sniper fire followed by a automatic weapons fire and volleys of
1967
Corporal Norman Paul Williams
Maddock, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop A
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: December 06, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1967
Specialist 4 Vernon E. Whetham
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 43rd Infantry Platoon Scout Dog
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1967 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Kien Hoa, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire.
1967
Sergeant Ward Gunard Walter
Minot, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 720th Military Police Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Military Police Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 89th Military Police Group
Date of Loss: November 29, 1967 / Age: 50
The Military Assistance Command Vietnam/Army Of The Republic Of Vietnam (MACV/ARVN) outpost at Phuoc Cang on Highway QL-15 was coming under heavy enemy fire and the combined (A, B, and C company) ambush team was tasked with attempting to take the press
1967
Ensign 3rd Class Lancy K. O'Brien
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 24, 1967 / Age: 20
Died while in service
1967
First Lieutenant Tracy Henry Murrey
Baldwin
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Date of Loss: November 20, 1967 / Age: 25
Tracy Henry Murrey was killed during a massive attempt on Hill 875 near Dak To in November of 1967. 123 men lost their lives during this intense 3 day firefight.
1967
Corporal Lawrence Dean Brownotter
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 5th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 60th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 18, 1967 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam from multiple fragmentation wounds.
1967
Lieutenant Colonel Carl Henry Boldt
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: November 15, 1967 / Age: 48
Died in service in Guam
1967
Private First Class Ronald Gilbert Stoltenow
Hankinson, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 26th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 07, 1967 / Age: 20
PFC Stoltenow's fatality was during Operation Shenandoah II, a fierce firefight that cost the lives of 18 US Army soldiers.