State Heroes
1942
Private First Class Eddie M. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 12, 1942 / Age: 20
Died in service at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
1953
Sergeant First Class Ingvald O. Nelson
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38
Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma
1918
Magnus Nelson
Suresnes, Seine, FranceWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 30, 1918 / Age: 17
Died on July 30, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 26, Row 8, Block B, Suresnes American Cemetery, Suresnes, Seine, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1943
FM1C/E-3 Warren G. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: E Company 2nd Battalion 8th Marines
Date of Loss: November 20, 1943 / Age: 20
FM1c/E-3 Warren G. Nelson enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on December 13, 1942 and received his basic training in San Diego, CA.
1953
Sergeant First Class Ingvald O. Nelson
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38
Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma
1918
Charles A. Nelson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 20, 1918 / Age: 22
Died on July 20, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 62, Row 13, Block B, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France.
1918
James Harshey Nelson
Wyndmere, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Company, Main Training Depot, Machine Gun Training Center
Date of Loss: October 04, 1918 / Age: 30
Died of pnuemonia, on Oct. 4, 1918.
Buried, Wyndmere, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Technician 5th Grade Kenneth D. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 20, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service in Japan
1944
Technical Sergeant Lawrence R. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 08, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in France
1918
Arthur Julius Nelson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Company, 9th Training Battalion, 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of pneumonia on Oct. 8, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2282 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
Sergeant Lawrence V. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airbourne Division
Date of Loss: January 30, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
Sergeant Lloyd I. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 175th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: June 08, 1944 / Age: 26
He arrived overseas in October 1942. He was injured during the D-Day invasion when his unit landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. Two days later he died of his wounds.
1970
Specialist 4 Alan Gerald Nelson
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 30, 1970 / Age: 24
He died in service in Okinawa.
1944
Staff Sergeant Malcolm B. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killer in action in France
1944
Staff Sergeant Melvin A. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France