State Heroes
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.
1944
Pvt. Benton L. Lawrence
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the Belgian Steamship "Leopoldville", when a German torpedo hit the ship.
1918
Benjamin Emanuel Lawrence
Courtenay, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 306th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.
Grave unlocated.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Paul N. Lawrence
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: August 01, 1918 / Age: 20
Died on Aug. 1, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 26, 1921, and buried in Wayland village cemetery, Wayland, N. Y.
1944
Private First Class William E. Lawrence
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Peleliu, Palau Islands
1917
Albert James Lawrence
Crystal, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Date of Loss: April 09, 1917 / Age: 15
Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, on April 9, 1917.
Buried at Givenchy-en-Gohelle.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
1st Lieutenant Glenn N. Lawritson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age: 44
Died in service in Ft Sam Houston, Texas
1918
Pvt. Harry E. Lean Elk
Porcupine, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 2, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: June 17, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of broncho pneumonia in England on June 17, 1918.
Buried in England. Reburied in the Porcupine Cemetery, Sioux county, N. Dak., on Sept. 25, 1920.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Cpl. Axel Herman Leander
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 8, 1918.
Buried in Grave 31, Row 4, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
1971
Specialist 4 Loren Dallas Lebeau
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 01, 1971 / Age: 20
On May 16, 1971, a New York Times article described heroin use by American troops in Vietnam had reached epidemic proportions.
1943
Lieutenant Junior Grade William H. Leder
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: September 05, 1943 / Age: 25
After action in the Pacific, Leder moved to Woodinville, Washington, and was stationed at the Ellensburg Army Airfield (today Bowers Field) in Ellensburg, Washington, as a test pilot.
1944
Staff Sgt. Elphie E. Ledoux
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 414th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 06, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1972
Chief Master Sergeant Raymond D. Ledoux
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: January 01, 1972 / Age: 39
Died in Service
1918
Arthur Selmer Lee
Ashby, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 139th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 26
Killed in action, Argonne Woods, Sept. 29, 1918.
Grave unlocated.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.