State Heroes
1943
Corporal Arthur K. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in North American Area
1944
Lieutenant Clayton E. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 04, 1944 / Age: 44
Died in service in the Pacific Area
1918
Magnus Nelson
Suresnes, Seine, France
World War I (WWI)
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.
1918
Cpl. Adolph Nelson
Bancroft, IA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 1st Infantry Replacement and Training Regiment
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Pike, Ark., on Oct. 13, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1943
Field Musician First Class Warren G. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: E Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 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.
1944
Private Dale E. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 180th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: December 20, 1944 / Age: 19
Died in service in Germany
1918
Charles A. Nelson
World War I (WWI)
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, ND
World War I (WWI)
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
Sergeant David E. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 28, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1945
Private First Class Donald W. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 13, 1945 / Age: 26
Died in service in Tyndall Field, Florida
1918
Arthur Julius Nelson
World War I (WWI)
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.
1942
Private First Class Eddie M. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
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 (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38
Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma
1953
Sergeant First Class Ingvald O. Nelson
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38
Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma
1918
Cpl. Bernhard Nelson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 61st Infantry
Date of Loss: October 12, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Oct. 12, 1918.
Buried, Grave 36, Row 9, Block E, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.