State Heroes
Korean War
1951
2nd Lieutenant Keith A. Jensen
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 52nd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 16, 1951 / Age:
Killed in Action
Buried in Block 14, Lot 5, Grave3, Addition 3 Forest Hill Cemetery, Anoka, MN
Name is on Korean War Veterans Memorial in DC
Name is on ND All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND
1950
Chief Metalsmith Roy P. Ostenvik
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 17, 1950 / Age: 34
Died in service in San Diego, California
1950
Sergeant First Class Kenneth F. Nickerson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 07, 1950 / Age: 38
Died in the army hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico of a heart attack.
World War II
1946
Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Robert J. Odegaard
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 09, 1946 / Age: 25
Died in service in Oakland, California
1946
Colonel Roy W. Osborn
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 09, 1946 / Age: 32
He died on June 9, 1946 from a crash of a C-54 transport on Taboga Island, Panama
1946
Machinist's Mate 3c Normand J. Montplaisir
Horace, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 21, 1946 / Age: 21
Died while in MIA status.
1946
Seaman 1c Raymond G. Porter
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 19, 1946 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1946
Tech. 5c Richard G. Rikke
Manfred, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4025th Signal Service Group
Date of Loss: May 17, 1946 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1946
1st Lt. Albert F. Burke
Oakes, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 89th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Light
Date of Loss: April 26, 1946 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status. Missing aboard A-20G Havoc #43-21414 in the Coral Sea area.
1946
Seaman 1c Lawrence A. Yanish
Buffalo, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: April 13, 1946 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status. Declared MIA after an attack by Japanese planes on the USS Lindsey, near Mae Shima, southwest of Okinawa. Approximately one-third of the ship was blown away or torn and wrecked.
1946
Pvt. Lee E. Anderson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 423rd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 08, 1946 / Age:
Killed in action in Belgium. Remains not recovered.
1946
Comissaryman Ship's Cook 3rd Class John R. Mills
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 25, 1946 / Age: 25
Died in service in Martinez, California
1946
1st Lt. John T. Opsvig
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 449th Fighter Squadron, 51st Fighter Group
Date of Loss: February 07, 1946 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status in China.
1946
Private Curtis E. Loe
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 42nd Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: August 01, 1946 / Age: 20
Died in service in Honshu, Japan
1946
Coxswain Leslie A. Knutson
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: April 08, 1946 / Age: 19
Died in service on Wake Island