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1953

Private First Class Arnold J. Houdek

Grafton, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 19, 1953 / Age: 22

He was Killed in Action while on patrol in the "Little Gibraltar" area of North Korea.

1950

1st Lieutenant Elon Lewis House

Stark County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 24th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 27, 1950 / Age:

1918

Leonard Carson House

Garrison, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, Military Police, 14th Division

Date of Loss: October 11, 1918 / Age: 27

Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 11, 1918, at Camp Custer, Mich.

Burial, Garrison, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Pvt. Henry O. Housen

McLeod, ND

1945

MM3c Melville A. Hout

Valley City, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 30

Died while in MIA status.

1945

MM3c Mark M. Houtkooper

Lisbon, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: January 07, 1945 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status. One of 28 crew killed when the minesweeper, USS Palmer, blew up in Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, after it was struck by a Japanese dive bomber.

1945

Private Glenn E. Hover

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 21, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Shima, Ryukyus Island

1944

Sergeant Tellef C. Hoverson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 07, 1944 / Age: 31

Killed in action in Germany

1918

Pvt. Alf Mauritz Hovind

Carbury, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 20th Engineer Regiment

Date of Loss: September 11, 1918 / Age: 26

Died of pneumonia, at Bordeaux, France, on Sept. 11, 1918.

Buried, Grave 21, Row 1, Block A, Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Seine, France.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

1968

Specialist 4 Richard Dale Hovland

Williston, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 69th Engineer Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 20th Engineer Brigade, 34th Engineer Group

Date of Loss: January 31, 1968 / Age: 21

On 31 January 1968, Specialist Four Richard Dale Hovland was serving with Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 69th Engineer Battalion, 34th Engineer Group, 20th Engineer Brigade, U.S.