State Heroes
1945
Private First Class Victor R. Wuertz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 158th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Private First Class Gilbert E. Wulff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 105th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 22, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Okinawa
1942
2nd Lieutenant Harry E. Wylie
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 10, 1942 / Age: 24
Died in service in the Canal Zone
1918
Perry F. Wymore
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
Eugene Wynne
Lucy, TNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: April 12, 1918 / Age: 20
Died at Newport News, Va., on April 12, 1918.
Buried at Lucy, Tenn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Barnes county.
Private First Class Clarion C. Wysocki
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 754th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1946
Seaman 1c Lawrence A. Yanish
Buffalo, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: April 13, 1946 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status. Declared MIA after an attack by Japanese planes on the USS Lindsey, near Mae Shima, southwest of Okinawa. Approximately one-third of the ship was blown away or torn and wrecked.
1918
Thomas K. Yankoske
Berlin, WIWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 137th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 27, 1918 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Sept. 27, 1918.
Buried, Grave 4, Row 3, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
Private Paul J. Yankton
Fort Totten, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 29, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in Service 29 November 1944. France
1942
Private First Class Harvey L. Yokom
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: November 07, 1942 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1944
1st Lt. Roy O. Yonker
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 97th Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Loss: September 14, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action near England.
1944
Private Francis J. York
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: October 20, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1918
Loraine York
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
Alfred H. Youagquist
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.
1942
Private First Class Omer A. Young
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 02, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands