State Heroes

1944

Cpl. Julius Arndt

Wright, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 24

Died while in MIA status. Philippines. Remains not recovered. 

1918

Pvt. Ole K. Arneson

Brantford, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: May 18, 1918 / Age: 21

Killed in action on May 18, 1918.

Buried in Grave 13, Row 13, Block C, Somme American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France.

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

Pvt. Einar A. Arneson

Mott, ND

Wounded in Action.

1918

Carl Alfred Arneson

Coulee, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, 1st Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade

Date of Loss: May 09, 1918 / Age: 29

Died of broncho pneumonia on May 9, 1918.

Buried at Coulee, N. Dak.

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

1951

Sergeant First Class Donald Wayne Arneson

Hillsboro, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 25, 1951 / Age: 29

He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea. His remains were never recovered.

1945

Corporal Jack D. Arnold

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 332nd Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Loss: February 01, 1945 / Age: 20

He was on the crew of the B-26G Marauder #44-68072 when they crashed near Llanberis, Wales.

1945

PFC Marvin D. Arntz

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in the Philippines.

1942

Staff Sergeant Lester A. Ashbacher

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 30, 1942 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1918

Pvt. Jacob L. Askildson

Cogswell, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 138th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division

Date of Loss: September 28, 1918 / Age: 23

Killed in action on Sept. 28, 1918.

Buried, Grave 37, Row 3, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

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

1918

Carl Melvin Askin

LaMoure, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 348th Infantry

Date of Loss: January 16, 1918 / Age: 22

Died of broncho pneumonia, at Camp Pike, Ark., on Jan. 16, 1918.

Buried at LaMoure, N. Dak.

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

1918

Pvt. Gunder Aslakson

Webster, ND

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I, 352nd Infantry

Date of Loss: October 20, 1918 / Age: 28

Died of pneumonia on Oct. 20, 1918.

Buried in French Military Cemetery, Trauack (Alsace). Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 1, 1921, and buried at Webster, N. Dak.

1945

Private Gerald A. Asleson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 289th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 75th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 03, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Alsace, France

1945

Capt. Rex Aton

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 12th Medical Regiment, Philippine Scouts

Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age:

Died while in POW status during WWII. Taiwan. Remains not recovered. 

 

1942

2nd Lt. Verne Augustine

Wahpeton, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Edsall; Army Air Corps

Date of Loss: March 01, 1942 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status. Indonesia. Remains not recovered. 

1945

Staff Sgt. Raymond A. Avery

Pherrin Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 158th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age: 34

Killed in action in the Philippines.