State Heroes
1918
Alphonse Leo Larson
Calvin, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery D, 337th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 24, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia, Oct. 24, 1918, at Clermont, Ferrand, France.
Remains returned to U. S. on May 31, 1921, and buried at Calvin, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1970
Corporal David Allen Larson
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 8th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 27, 1970 / Age: 21
Military Region 2 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Gun, small arms fire
1918
Arthur C. Larson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 140th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 01, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action at Exermont, France, on Oct. 1, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on July 28, 1921, and buried in Grave 2444, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
1945
Private First Class Homer J. Latendresse
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 185th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 36
Killed in action in Negros, Philippine Islands
1968
Specialist 4 David John Latraille
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: March 06, 1968 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Thua Thien, South Vietnam from hostile small arms fire.
1945
Private David A. Latraille
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 29, 1945 / Age: 20
Died in service in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1919
Cpl. Thomas George Laughlin
Grand Forks, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: March 22, 1919 / Age: 22
Accidentally killed by passenger train, in France, on March 22, 1919.
Remains returned to U. S. on July 7, 1922, and consigned to James Laughlin, Grand Forks, N. Dak. (place of burial not given).
1943
Fireman 1st Class Ramon V. Laughlin
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: April 10, 1943 / Age: 31
Died in service in Gulfport, Mississippi
1953
Private First Class James P. Laughy
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
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: February 27, 1953 / Age: 22
Private First Class Laughy was a member of the 1st Marine Division. He was Wounded in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea and died of those wounds on February 27, 1953.
1918
James Lauritsen
World War I
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name NOT 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.
1945
Private First Class Joseph E. Lautz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 274th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 70th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 18, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action in France
1951
Corporal Alfred Lavallie Jr.
Rolette County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: October 10, 1951 / Age: 19
1944
Private John F. Lavelle
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 333rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 84th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 20
He was killed in action in Germany after being hit by a second mortar that came into the house where he was helping getting men out.
1942
Coxswain Lawrence J. Lavey
Valley City, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: November 13, 1942 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private Joseph M. Laviolette
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: December 22, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service in Bastogne, Belgium