State Heroes
Vietnam
1967
Airman 1st Class Donald Duane Durant
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1955 Command Squadron
Date of Loss: April 05, 1967 / Age: 28
Died in service in Thailand.
1967
Private First Class Wesley Craig Brenno
Larson, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: March 28, 1967 / Age: 22
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Private First Class Wesley Craig Brenno (MCSN: 2310818), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with
1967
Private Kenneth Leo Johner
Noonan, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 3rd Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: March 21, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire.
1967
Specialist 4 Christopher Wilmer Davis
Belcourt, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 17th Field Hospital
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 55th Medical Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 44th Medical Brigade
Date of Loss: March 18, 1967 / Age: 24
He died in service in South Vietnam becuase of illness/inury in non-hostile action.
1967
Journalist 1st Class William Carl Eckes
Beach, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 10, 1967 / Age: 26
JO1 Eckes had 6 years of service in the U.S. Navy, arriving in Vietnam assigned to Headquarters Naval Support Activity Saigon, U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam. A senior U.S.
1967
Private Eugene Louis Lavoy Jr
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H&S Company
Date of Loss: March 03, 1967 / Age: 20
Eugene died as a result of fragmentation wounds to the body when hostile 82MM mortar fire hit his living quarters at the Khe Sanh Combat Base.
1967
Specialist 4 James Lee Kramer
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 12th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 15, 1967 / Age: 20
A member of the 4th Infantry Division, Army SP4 Kramer was killed in action in Kontum, South Vietnam.
1967
Specialist 5 Gerald Lee Larson
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 97th Transportation Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 10th Transportation Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 124th Transportation Command
Date of Loss: February 05, 1967 / Age: 36
On February 5, 1967, Larson reportedly was sitting on a beach beside an anchor when the cable snapped, hitting him in the head. He sustained fatal injuries in the incident.
1967
Specialist 4 Fabian E. Black Jr.
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Battery
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Artillery Brigade
Date of Loss: February 04, 1967 / Age: 23
Died in service in Fort George Meade, Maryland.
1967
Private First Class Harold Edward Berg Jr
Rhame, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: February 03, 1967 / Age: 19
Died of wounds he sustained in hostile action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.
1967
Sergeant Fred Leroy Johnson
Leeds, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop D
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: January 20, 1967 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile action by an explosive device.
1967
Staff Sergeant Ronald Leroy Kent
Page, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
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: January 20, 1967 / Age: 23
Killed in Action in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam from hostile small arms fire.
1967
Corporal Thomas Leroy Narum
Amidon, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 18, 1967 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam by hostile multiple fragmentation wounds.
1967
Private First Class Cleo Larry Levang
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 7th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: January 05, 1967 / Age: 20
At a defense position on Hill 65 in the Dai Loc District of Quang Nam Province in a bunker there was an accidental detonation of a M26A1 hand grenade that wounded one man, and resulted in the death of PFC Levang by the multiple fragmentation wounds he
1967
Specialist 4 Ervind Carl Strandberg
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 28th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 03, 1967 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Binh Duong, South Vietnam through hostile fragmentation wounds.