State Heroes

James Ray Spitzer

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 358th Infantry

Date of Loss: November 10, 1918 / Age: 21

Killed in action on Nov. 10, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on April 5, 1921, and buried at Cando, N. Dak.

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

Lieutenant Junior Grade Thomas Edmund Spitzer

Baldwin, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oriskany

Date of Loss: October 26, 1966 / Age: 25

At 0728 26 October fire broke out in a forward magazine and raged through 5 decks, claiming the lives of 44 sailors. Many of those killed were veteran combat pilots who, a few hours earlier, had flown on raids over Vietnam.

Staff Sergeant Floyd Sponhem

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 19, 1943 / Age: 23

Died in service in Gardner Field, California

2nd Lieutenant Kenneth J. Spooner

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age: 21

Died in service in a plane crash in Portland, Oregon

Private First Class Ignatius Spotted Bear

McLean County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion, 5th Infantry Regimental Combat Team

Date of Loss: June 22, 1952 / Age: 23

He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at the "Punch Bowl" near Hean Myon, North Korea on June 22, 1952 by enemy artillery fire. 

Private Clarence Spotted Wolf

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Luxembourg, Germany

Fred John Sprecher

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery E, 338th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: March 03, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of peritonitis, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on March 3, 1918.

Buried, Golden Valley, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as John F Sprecher.

Private Raymond H. Sprecher

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action on Peleliu Island

Specialist 4 Steven Paul Stack

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 24, 1971 / Age: 18

Died in service in Cass County, ND. 

Edward F. Stadstad

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 9th Infantry

Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 27

Killed in action on July 18, 1918.

Buried in Grave 24, Row 33, Block D, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Seringes-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.

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

Staff Sgt. Eldred W. Stafney

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: September 15, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Hanoi, when the B-24 bomber was intercepted by 50+ fighters and crashed in the Bay of Tonkin.

Pvt. Tracy W. Stahl

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 06, 1918 / Age: 21

Killed in action on Nov. 6, 1918.

Buried in Grave 19, Row 46, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

Technician 5th Grade Arthur J. Stahlecker

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Holland

Private Harold B. Stair

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 331st Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 06, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in France

Raymond Stake

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 22

Killed in action, at Chateau-Thierry, on July 18, 1918.

Buried, Grave 23, Row 4, Block A, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France.