State Heroes

1944

Staff Sgt. Raymond Becker

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 13, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in Italy.

1918

John Albert Becker

Fairmount, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 16, 1918 / Age:

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND. Listed as John A. Decker.

Information found on page 212 in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

1944

Lt. Jr. Grade Clarence V. Beckley

Bordulac, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trout

Date of Loss: February 29, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action on the USS Trout in the Philippines Basin. Remains not recovered. 

1918

Pvt. Clarence Victor Beckley

Paynesville, MN

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 116th Field Signal Battalion

Date of Loss: September 22, 1918 / Age: 21

Died of pneumonia, Sept. 22, 1918, at Field Hospital, St. Angnias, Noyers, France.

Buried in St. Angnias, Noyers, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Nov. 3, 1920, and buried at Paynesville, Minn.

1944

Private First Class Jack C. Beckwith

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 395th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 99th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 16, 1944 / Age: 20

He died on 16 December 1944 in the first hours of the Battle of the Bulge while defending hill 627. His remains were left behind as the enemy advanced. After the war the Army deemed him unrecoverable.

Capt. Henry B. Beeson

Forman, ND

Wounded in Action.

1918

Pvt. Herman Behm

Fingal, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 358th Infantry

Date of Loss: October 25, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action on Oct. 25, 1918.

Buried in France; Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 17, 1921, and buried at Fingal, N. Dak.

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

1968

Sergeant Elroy Eugene Beier

Langdon, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: May 05, 1968 / Age: 21

Elroy died as a result of gunshot wounds to the body from hostile small arms fire.

1918

Gustav Beirle

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.

1942

Pvt. Teddy Belcheff

Normania Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 16th Bomber Squadron, 27th Bomber Group, Light

Date of Loss: June 20, 1942 / Age: 26

Died while in POW status. Philippines. Remains not recovered.

1967

Major Glenn Arthur Belcher

Fessenden, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Air Commando Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Air Force

Date of Loss: December 31, 1967 / Age: 35

DPAA

1918

Pvt. Dolce Louis Belgredo

Portal, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Division

Date of Loss: September 25, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action on Sept. 25, 1918.

Buried in Grave 29, Row 29, Block G, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

1945

1st Lt. John A. Bell

Upham, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 614th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

Date of Loss: December 12, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France.

1944

EM1 George A. Bell

Cavalier, ND

World War II

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age: 24

Died while in MIA status.

1943

Staff Sgt. Anthony Bellmont

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 434th Bomber Squadron, 12th Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Loss: October 16, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in Italy.