State Heroes

1918

William B. Shephard

World War I

Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

1918

Fred Shephard

Hensel, ND

World War I

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 23rd Infantry

Date of Loss: September 13, 1918 / Age: 26

Killed in action on Sept. 13, 1918.

Remains returned to U. S. Aug. 4, 1921, and buried in Grave 1986, European Section, National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.

1952

Private First Class Leroy James Sherman

Fargo, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 7th Marine Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division

Date of Loss: October 03, 1952 / Age: 20

1944

Staff Sergeant Erwin E. Sherman

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 04, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

1918

Joseph Sherman

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 58th Infantry

Date of Loss: May 23, 1918 / Age: 23

Drowned on May 23, 1918, in the sinking of the Moldavia.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

1941

Electrician's Mate 3C Richard S. Sherven

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status after the attack on Pearl Harbor. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

1945

Private First Class Milton A. Sherwin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action crossing the Rhine River into Germany. 

1919

Pvt. Ross Rankin Sherwood

Almont, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 164th Infantry

Date of Loss: December 29, 1919 / Age: 24

Died of disease at Bereszoka, Siberia, on Dec. 29, 1919.

Burial, Almont, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

1919

Tom A. Shirek

Lankin, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 139th Infantry

Date of Loss: February 11, 1919 / Age: 23

Died of scarlet fever, on Feb. 11, 1919.

Buried, Grave 14, Row 12, Block D, St. Mihiel American Cemetery, Thiaucourt, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.