State Heroes
1943
Motor Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Wallace E. Loken
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 06, 1943 / Age: 19
Died in service in the Pacific Area
1952
Private Alfred A. Loken
McKenzie County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 179th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1952 / Age:
1951
Corporal Melvin E. Lokken
Barnes 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 20, 1951 / Age:
1968
Captain Gary Dan Lokken
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 14th Engineer Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Engineer Brigade, 45th Engineer Group
Date of Loss: April 10, 1968 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Thua Thien, South Vietnam through a hostile explosive device.
1943
Private First Class Fred A. Lokken
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 36
Killed in action in Aleutian Islands
1941
Seaman 1st Class James E. London
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS California
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 29
Killed in action in the Pearl Harbor attack
1944
Private First Class Francis E. Long
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 02, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Saipan
1944
Ens. Merle H. Longnecker
New Rockford, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 20
A Tragic Accident.
1918
Joseph LeRoy Loomis
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 30th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 15, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action on July 15, 1918.
Buried in Grave 22, Row 27, Block B, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Serings-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Elmer Joseph Lorenz
Langdon, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company T, 5th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: April 17, 1918 / Age: 30
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on April 17, 1918.
Buried at Langdon, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Cavalier county.
1918
Peter J. Lorenz
Fried, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 06, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 6, 1918.
Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 29, 1921, and buried in Catholic cemetery, Fried, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Corporal Carsten G. Lorntson
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 04, 1945 / Age: 28
Died in service in Indio, California
1918
Carl Erickson Losby
LaCrosse, WIWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A, 15th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: September 25, 1918 / Age: 30
Died of La Grippe on Sept. 25, 1918, at Vertusy-sur-Meuse, France.
Buried in Cemetery No. 233. Remains returned to U. S. April 18, 1922, and buried in Grave 4388, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
1918
Allen B. Loudon
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.
1951
Sergeant William Brian Lourim
Fargo, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: June 10, 1951 / Age: 32