State Heroes
1950
Master Sergeant Ray Point
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 04, 1950 / Age: 35
Killed in action in North Korea
1944
Technician 5th Grade Joseph T. Poirier
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 9th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 03, 1944 / Age: 32
Died in service in Italy
1942
Machinist First Class Duane Larson Poissant
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Juneau
Date of Loss: November 13, 1942 / Age: 22
The USS Juneau participated in a number of naval engagements during the months-long Guadalcanal Campaign beginning in August 1942.
1918
Charles Pokorny
Silver Lake, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 315th Engineers
Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Aug. 1, 1921, and buried in Congregational Cemetery, Silver Lake, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1943
Pvt. Frank Polensky
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 01, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1969
Private First Class Larry Sterl Poling
Fargo, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)
Date of Loss: October 20, 1969 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam through hostile small arms fire.
1943
Sgt. Howard Pollock
Casselton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 342nd Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 17, 1943 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1942
Private First Class Harold M. Poppen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1945
Yeoman 3c John R. Porter
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1967
Private First Class Allen Wayne Porter
Carson, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: April 09, 1967 / Age: 20
Died in service in Quang Nam, South Vietnam through non-hostile accident.
1951
Corporal Raymond S. Porter
Morton County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2d Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 10, 1951 / Age:
1946
Seaman 1c Raymond G. Porter
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 19, 1946 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Pvt. Lloyd E. Porter
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
Private Lawrence A. Possibuon
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps - SS
Date of Loss: June 02, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service on Parris Island, South Carolina
1944
Sergeant Arnold Edwin Postovit
Tioga, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 7th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 01, 1944 / Age:
He was captured by the German Army in Anzio, Italy in February 1944. He was imprisoned at Stalag 2B in Germany, although he spent much of his time working at a local farm.