State Heroes
1918
Cpl. Lyle S. Sitler
Randall, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 109th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried in Grave 167, Section 43, Plot 4, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France. Remains returned to U. S. on Sept. 12, 1921, and buried at Randall, Minn.
1945
Private First Class Steve L. Sivak
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 185th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 40th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 01, 1945 / Age: 33
Died in service in the Philippine Islands
1944
Staff Sergeant Milton S. Sivertson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 13, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in France
1918
Edwin Sjerdahl
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C, 339th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: November 09, 1918 / Age: 25
Died of influenza on Nov. 9, 1918.
Buried, Grave 5, Row 7, Block B, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Stark county.
1944
Aviation Cadet Sverre A. Sjue
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 25
Died in service in Phoenix, Arizona after getting hit by a car.
1942
Sergeant Vernal M. Skarison
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 28, 1942 / Age: 22
Vernal died in the "Line Of Duty" when a medium Army bomber flying out of Page Field crashed four miles west of Venus Florida.
1943
2nd Lieutenant Richard P. Skartvedt
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 04, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1944
Staff Sgt. Julius A. Skavlan
Schafer, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 957th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: July 25, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France.
1944
1LT Carl A. Skedsvold
Alexander, NDBranch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 20, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action at Kyushu, Japan
1944
Pvt. Melvin O. Skhal
Webster, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1944
PFC Oscar L. Skistad
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Gerhard A. Skjefte
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 15th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 02, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Italy
1918
Herman Nicolay Skjerseth
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 138th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 02, 1918 / Age: 31
Killed in action, on Oct. 2, 1918, at Commune of Chatel-Chehery, Dept. Ardennes.
Buried, Grave 9, Row 26, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1946
Commander Verne L. Skjonsby
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: January 07, 1946 / Age: 33
Died while in MIA status aboard the USS Wahoo (SS-238). The Wahoo was to leave the La Perouse Strait, when a Japanese anti-submarine aircraft sighted a wake and an oil slick from a submerged submarine.
1918
Samuel Skoien
World War I
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name 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.