State Heroes | ND Department of Veterans Affairs

An official website of the state of North Dakota. Here's how you know

The .gov means it's official.Official North Dakota websites will end in .gov. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a government site.

The site is secure.The https:// ensures that you're connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and sent securely.

State Heroes Total:

3931

State Hero

Items per page

Advanced options

Hero Status

Hero County

Company / Division

Conflict

Service Branch

Army

Navy

Marines

Air Force

National Guard

Coast Guard

City/Contact Address

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent

Regiment / Group / Brigade

Theater / Major Battle

Engagements/Battles

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent

Listed on/in the

Vietnam

1970

Seaman Vern R. Mattingley

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: January 11, 1970 / Age: 19

He died in service.

1970

Sergeant Russell Gregory Blair

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 30, 1970 / Age: 20

Died in service in Grand Forks, ND following service in Vietnam.

1970

Corporal David Allen Larson

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company

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

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

Date of Loss: February 27, 1970 / Age: 21

Military Region 2 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Gun, small arms fire

1970

Specialist 4 Blythe Noel Van DeVenter

Grand Forks, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 5th Public Information Detachment

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

Date of Loss: April 01, 1970 / Age: 23

Died in service in Khanh Hoa, South Vietnam through non-hostile action.

1970

Sergeant William Davis Kristjanson

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company

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

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

Date of Loss: February 26, 1970 / Age: 26

Military Region 3 in Binh Doung, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, Ground casualty
Vehicle crash

1970

Private First Class Joseph William Crary

Fargo, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company

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

Date of Loss: May 27, 1970 / Age: 25

Military Region 1 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Hostile, Ground casualty
Multiple fragmentation wounds

1970

Airman 1st Class Thomas E. Schluchter

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: September 03, 1970 / Age: 21

Died in service at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois.

1970

Specialist 4th Class Lowell George Hardmeyer

Mott, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 10, 1970 / Age: 21

In QUANG TIN, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
ARTILLERY, ROCKET, or MORTAR

1970

Seaman Vance Lee Larrabee

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 29, 1970 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Vietnam

1970

Sergeant Bruce Lloyd Wold

Minot, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A

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

Date of Loss: April 21, 1970 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Bunh Duong, South Vietnam from burns received while manning an artillery position.

1970

Sergeant Ronald Patrick McNeill

Mott, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H&S Company

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

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

Date of Loss: August 04, 1970 / Age: 21

Sgt McNeill died at the 96th Army Evacuation Hospital in Da Nang from injuries sustained on August 3 when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was involved in an accident.