State Heroes

1918

Pvt. Cecil Frederick Cooke

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Division

Date of Loss: October 08, 1918 / Age: 26

Died on Oct. 8, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 2, Row 17, Block H, Meuse Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

1942

S1c Orlan R. Cool

Westhope, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: February 18, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

1918

Pvt. William F. Coolen

Willmar, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 4th Anti Aircraft Machine Gun Battalion

Date of Loss: October 26, 1918 / Age: 22

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

Pvt.1st Class John Henry Coombes

Killdeer, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 24, 1918 / Age:

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 1, page 610 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

1968

Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class Chester Leroy Coons

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Observation Squadron 67

Date of Loss: February 17, 1968 / Age: 31

In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND

1918

Fireman 3c Floyd Albert Cooper

Leith, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Mercy

Date of Loss: October 14, 1918 / Age: 19

Died at Yorktown, Va., on Oct. 14, 1918.

Buried, Leith, N. Dak.

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

1919

Private Fred Otis Cooper

Lidgerwood, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 350th Infantry

Date of Loss: June 28, 1919 / Age: 25

Died at St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Washington, D. C., on June 28, 1919.

Buried in Movius Cemetery, Lidgerwood, N. Dak.

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

2010

Specialist Keenan A. Cooper

Wahpeton, ND

Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4th Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 73rd Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airborne Division

Date of Loss: July 05, 2010 / Age: 19

Died July 5, 2010 in Yakuta, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive devi

1945

Staff Sgt. Bernard L. Coordes

Bismarck, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 914th Field Artillery Battalion, 89th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age: 31

Killed in action near France.

1965

Specialist 4th Class Ralph A Copeland

Minot AFB, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 229th Assault Helo Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Loss: November 14, 1965 / Age: 28

South Vietnam
Hostile, died of wounds, ground casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds

1942

Private First Class Dale W. Coppens

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 26

Killed in action in the South Pacific

1918

Pvt. Fred Hiram Corbett

Fargo, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 140th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division

Date of Loss: September 26, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action on Sept. 26, 1918.

Buried, Grave 13, Row 30, Block C, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

1944

Sgt. Everett L. Corbin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action near France.

1969

Private First Class David James Corcoran

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: June 25, 1969 / Age: 18

Died in service in Thua Thien, South Vietnam in non-hostile action through an accidental homicide. 

1918

Maltby William Cors

Mylo, ND

WWI Student Army Training Corps

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, Students Army Training Corps

Date of Loss: November 20, 1918 / Age: 24

Died of pneumonia, at Fargo, N. Dak., on Nov. 20, 1918.

Buried at Mylo, N. Dak.

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