State Heroes
1918
William W. Whalen
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
William Whalen
Leeds, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Field Hospital, 116th Sanitary Train
Date of Loss: January 16, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia, on Jan. 16, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. on Dec. 28, 1920, and buried at Leeds, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1951
Private First Class Wallace D. Wherley
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 11, 1951 / Age: 20
Died in service at Camp Pendelton, CA.
1967
Specialist 4 Vernon E. Whetham
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 43rd Infantry Platoon Scout Dog
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1967 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Kien Hoa, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire.
1942
Private First Class Lloyd L. Whipple
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 24
Died in service in a POW camp in the Philippines after surviving the Bataan Death March.
1944
PFC Thomas White
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 26, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Tech. 5c Stanley C. White
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 631st Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1945
Storekeeper 3c Robert F. White
Jamestown, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: November 25, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1950
Private Peter White Lightning
Sioux County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 27th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 11, 1950 / Age: 22
1945
Shipfitter 3c Earl W. Whiting
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: July 12, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1918
Mess Sgt. Don Alfred Whitmore
Drayton, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 348th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 16, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of influenza on Oct. 16, 1918.
Buried in American Cemetery No. 25, in Grave No. 336, Section B, at Galence, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1942
2nd Lieutenant Albert F. Whitney
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: 27
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1944
PFC Arthur S. Whitson
Hillsboro, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Toscana, Italy.
1944
Private First Class Meryl D. Wick
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 6th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Marine Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Saipan.
1945
Sgt. Oren B. Wick
Columbus, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: July 19, 1945 / Age: 35
Killed during the Normandy invasion. Declared Missing in Action in Bayeau, France.