State Heroes
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.
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
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.
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.
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
Technician Fifth Grade Kenneth D. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 123 Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 33rd Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service in Japan
1944
Technical Sergeant Lawrence R. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 08, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in France
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.
1918
Paul Nelson
Audubon, IA
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 10, September Automatic Replacement Draft
Date of Loss: October 05, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia, at sea, on Oct. 5, 1918.
Buried at sea.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Sergeant Lawrence V. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
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 (WWII)
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.
1944
Staff Sergeant Malcolm B. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
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 (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
1944
Captain Norman H. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 313th Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 50th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: July 02, 1944 / Age: 24
He was a passenger aboard Cessna Bobcat UC-78 #43-7528 when he was killed on July 2, 1944, in a plane crash in England.