State Heroes
1943
Private Howard F. King
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 06, 1943 / Age: 21
Died in service in Wichita Falls, Texas
1973
Lance Corporal Kelly Mark Kinsella
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 18, 1973 / Age: 20
Died while in service
1944
Ensign Russell H. Kinzer
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service in a plane crash. The plane Ensign Kinzer was flying collided with another plane during a training flight in Green Cove Springs, Florida.
1968
Private First Class David Lynn Kirkeby
Drayton, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H&S Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 26th Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: May 10, 1968 / Age: 20
PFC Kirkeby was Killed in Action in Quang Tri, South Vietnam by hostile artillery rocket mortar.
1944
Sergeant Elvin T. Kirkedahl
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 07, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in France
1918
Raymond V. Kirkey
Minot, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on July 18, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S., on July 25, 1921, and consigned to Mrs. Mary Kirkey, Minot, N. Dak. (place of burial not given).
1944
Private First Class Roy J. Kitagawa
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 100th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 442nd Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 22, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in France
1944
Staff Sergeant Arthur E. Kittelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 957th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Field Artillery Corps Division
Date of Loss: July 25, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in service in Normandy, France
Pvt. Clarence Kittleson
Denhoff, NDWounded in action.
1945
Technical Sergeant Raymond H. Kittleson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 27, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in service in Phoeniz, Arizona
1945
2nd Lieutenant Harvey L. Kivi
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 24, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in service in Akron, Colorado
1918
Bjarni Kjartanson
World War I
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1944
Corporal Arnold P. Kjelden
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 12, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy
1943
Staff Sergeant Orley E. Kjelgren
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H #42-7613
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 704th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 446th Bomber Group
Date of Loss: December 22, 1943 / Age: 23
B-24H #42-7613 took off from USAAF Station 125, Bungay, England on a bombing mission over Onsabruck, Germany. They are believed to have been hit and shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Onsabruck during the war.
1945
Tech. 5c Leonard B. Kjelland
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: April 08, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Europe.