State Heroes
1951
Sergeant Kenneth J. McRitchie
Bottineau County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 8th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: June 07, 1951 / Age:
1944
PFC Boyd C. McWethy
Crosby, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Clair Edward Mead
Valley City, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 118th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 23, 1918 / Age: 26
Died, Oct. 23, 1918, at Surrey, England, of wounds received in action.
Remains returned to U. S. on June 2, 1920, and buried at Valley City, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Pvt.1st Class Thomas James Mealy
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 19, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action on July 19, 1918.
Buried, Grave 7, Row 22, Block C, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Grand Forks county.
1943
Technical Sergeant William J. Mears
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 14, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Kiel, Germany
1944
1st Lieutenant Edward G. Meath
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 08, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in France
1918
Wagoner Raymond Childs Medrow
Mt. Vernon, IAWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: November 02, 1918 / Age: 19
Killed in action on Nov. 2, 1918, in Meuse-Argonne offensive.
Buried, Mt. Vernon, Iowa.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Raymond C Nedrow.
1971
Specialist 4th Class Dennis Lee Meduna
Dickinson, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 128th Aviation Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 11th Aviation Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Aviation Brigade, 12th Aviation Group
Date of Loss: June 01, 1971 / Age: 20
In Tay Ninh, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, Helicopter - Crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1918
James Meheles
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 25
Killed in action on Oct. 5, 1918.
Buried in Grave 23, Row 5, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
2006
Specialist Curtis R. Mehrer
Bismarck, ND
Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)
Branch of Service: National Guard
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 188th Air Defense Artillery
Date of Loss: June 06, 2006 / Age: 21
Killed June 6 when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan.
1945
Captain John C. Meidinger
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 48th Fighter Squadron, 14th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: March 18, 1945 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status.
1918
Fred Meidinger
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, Development Battalion No. 1
Date of Loss: October 11, 1918 / Age: 23
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 11, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2127 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1944
Staff Sergeant Lawrence H. Meidl
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 18, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Private Clemens J. Meier
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 05, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in North Burma
1943
Chief Water Tender Wesley E. Melander
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 06, 1943 / Age: 39
Died in service in Long Beach, California