State Heroes
1943
Private First Class Milbert E. Burkle
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Otter Island
1944
Sergeant Ernest L. Burlog
Meadow Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 168th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 11, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private First Class Alger H. Burman
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 382nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near the Philippines.
1944
Private First Class Alf L. Burman
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 11th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Fifth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 19, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France.
1944
Sergeant Warren E. Burnett
Elm Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 763rd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 460th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 20, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status when his B-24J aircraft went missing over the Mediterranean Sea.
1944
Private First Class Lloyd E. Burns
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 334th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 84th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 12, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in service in Germany
1945
First Lieutenant Harold H. Burow
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: First Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 137th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age: 24
Died in service in Belgium
1918
Private Jacob William Busch
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: November 04, 1918 / Age: 20
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
Buried at Evangelical Cemetery Pembina County North Dakota.
1918
Private Jacob William Busch
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: November 04, 1918 / Age: 20
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website
Buried at Evangelical Cemetery Pembina County North Dakota.
1944
Private First Class Ivan O. Bustad
Ellisville, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 57th Signal Battalion
Date of Loss: February 08, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action near Italy.
1945
Private First Class John H. Bustin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1345 Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Loss: May 10, 1945 / Age: 24
Died in service in Msinching, China
1945
Private First Class Leland I. Butler
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Second Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 24, 1945 / Age: 31
Killed in action near France.
1918
Clarence Thomas Butler
Newry, MN
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 132nd Infantry
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 31
Killed in action on Oct. 9, 1918.
Remains returned to U. S. Sept. 12, 1921, and buried at Newry, Minn.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Clarence A Butler.
1953
2nd Lieutenant Wallace S. Butler Jr.
Grand Forks, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: A Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: April 19, 1953 / Age: 22