State Heroes Total:
3931
Service Branch
Erwin Friedrich Wolff photo 1941

Private Erwin Friedrich Wolff

Wishek, ND

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:12th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 16, 1941 / Age:

Drowned in the Atlantic Ocean.

Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)

Tyler J. Orgaard photo 2012

Specialist Tyler J. Orgaard

Bismarck, ND

Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 818th Engineer Company, Williston, ND

Date of Loss: December 03, 2012 / Age: 20

Died Dec. 3 in southern Afghanistan of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.

Darren M. Linde photo 2012

Sergeant First Class Darren M. Linde

Devils Lake, ND

Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 818th Engineer Company, Williston, ND

Date of Loss: December 03, 2012 / Age: 41

Died Dec. 3 in southern Afghanistan of wounds caused by an improvised explosive device.

Keenan A. Cooper photo 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

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

Nathan J. Good Iron photo 2006

Corporal Nathan J. Good Iron

Mandaree, ND

Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)

Branch of Service: National Guard

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

Date of Loss: November 23, 2006 / Age: 25

Died Nov. 23 of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small-arms fire and rocket propelled grenades in Qarabagh, Afghanistan.

Chris Kleinwachter photo 2006

Specialist Chris Kleinwachter

Wahpeton, ND

Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)

Branch of Service: National Guard

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

Date of Loss: November 30, 2006 / Age: 29

Died Nov. 30 of injuries sustained when his vehicle rolled over during combat operations in Ghazni, Afghanistan.

Travis A. Van Zoest photo 2006

Sergeant Travis A. Van Zoest

Bismarck, ND

Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)

Branch of Service: National Guard

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

Date of Loss: June 06, 2006 / Age: 21

Killed June 6 when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan.

Curtis R. Mehrer photo 2006

Specialist Curtis R. Mehrer

Bismarck, ND

Afghanistan (OEF/OFS)

Branch of Service: National Guard

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

Date of Loss: June 06, 2006 / Age: 21

Killed June 6 when his Humvee struck two anti-tank mines during combat operations in Khogyani, Afghanistan.

Desert Storm

Jeffry Jon Olson photo 1991

Captain Jeffry Jon Olson

Grand Forks, ND

Desert Storm

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:340th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 03, 1991 / Age: 28

Died while on a bombing mission in support of Operation Desert Storm.

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

David C. Kuehl photo 2007

Staff Sergeant David C. Kuehl

Wahpeton, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 22, 2007 / Age: 27

Died May 22 in Taji, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.

Paul A. Beyer photo 2006

Specialist Paul A. Beyer

Jamestown, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Date of Loss: June 23, 2006 / Age: 21

Died June 23 from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee during combat operations in the vicinity of Baghdad.

Michael L. Hermanson photo 2006

Specialist Michael L. Hermanson

Fargo, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:164th Engineer Battalion

Date of Loss: May 23, 2006 / Age: 21

Died May 23 of injuries sustained when his RG-31 Mine Protected Vehicle came under attack from an improvised explosive device, a rocket-propelled grenade and enemy small-arms fire while on a route-clearing mission during combat operations in Abayachi,

Jeremiah S. Santos photo 2006

Corporal Jeremiah S. Santos

Devils Lake, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 15, 2006 / Age: 21

Died June 15, 2006 in Baghdad, Iraq of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his HMMWV during combat operations.

Dennis J. Ferderer Jr. photo 2005

Specialist Dennis J. Ferderer Jr.

New Salem, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 02, 2005 / Age: 20

Killed Nov. 2 when enemy forces threw a hand grenade at his Humvee during convoy operations in Duluiyah, Iraq.

Philip D. Brown photo 2004

Specialist Philip D. Brown

Jamestown, ND

Iraq (OIF/OND/OIR)

Branch of Service: National Guard

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:141st Engineer Battalion

Date of Loss: May 08, 2004 / Age: 21

Died May 8 in Balad, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device went off west of Samarra, Iraq.