State Heroes

1899

Private Peter W. Tompkins

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C - Grafton

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st North Dakota Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: April 12, 1899 / Age:

Killed in action at Paete

Chrisitian E. Boe

Fallen, 1889, Unknown

1968

Airman 1st Class Walter Glen Abraham

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4628 Support Squadron

Date of Loss: January 20, 1968 / Age: 24

Died in service in Tacoma, Washington

1968

Private First Class Roger Duane Alberts

Fort Totten, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: February 05, 1968 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Gia Dinh, South Vietnam through hostile action by small arms fire. 

1968

Captain Thomas Earl Alderson

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 932nd Medical Detachment

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 56th Medical Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 44th Medical Brigade

Date of Loss: October 03, 1968 / Age: 26

In Thua Thien, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, helicopter - non crew
Aircraft loss/crash not at sea

1966

Sergeant Milo Hans Amsbaugh

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 06, 1966 / Age: 36

Died in service in Bottineau County while on furlough from Vietnam. 

1968

Private First Class Dale Harlan Amundson

Finley, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 196th Light Infantry Brigade

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

Date of Loss: October 30, 1968 / Age: 20

He died while in service at a rest and rehabilitation area at Chu Laf when he drowned there. 

1968

Private First Class William Paul Backer

Mandan, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Marines Regiment

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

Date of Loss: January 12, 1968 / Age: 18

He died of wounds in Quang Tri, South Vietnam in hostile action. 

1969

Private First Class Gilbert Ray Bargmann

Hannover, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: June 19, 1969 / Age: 18

Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam in hostile action by small arms fire.

1969

Captain Ernest E Bartolina Jr.

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Marines

Regiment / Group / Brigade: Marine Aircraft Group 16, HMN 364

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: III Marine Amphibious Force

Date of Loss: February 07, 1969 / Age: 26

In Quang Nam, South Vietnam
Hostile, Helicopter - Pilot
Air loss, Crash on land

1967

Private First Class Edward Michael Baumgartner

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 27, 1967 / Age: 20

Died in service in Edgewood, Pennsylvania

1967

Private First Class Kenyon Elroy Bean

Williston, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

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: May 19, 1967 / Age: 20

As PFC Bean's platoon advanced, it was fired upon by a Viet Cong force estimated at battalion size. The fire came from a system of strongly fortified bunkers, and was so intense that the platoon could not maneuver.

1968

Sergeant Elroy Eugene Beier

Langdon, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: May 05, 1968 / Age: 21

Elroy died as a result of gunshot wounds to the body from hostile small arms fire.

1967

Major Glenn Arthur Belcher

Fessenden, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Air Force

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Air Force

Date of Loss: December 31, 1967 / Age: 35

DPAA

1972

Private First Class David Donald Berdahl

Minot, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: D Troop

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Cavalry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)

Date of Loss: January 20, 1972 / Age: 19

In Quang Tri, South Vietnam
Hostile, died while missing, Helicopter - Crew
Air Loss, Crash on Land

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