State Heroes

1970

Specialist Fourth Class Lyle Maynard Johannes

Kulm, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Advance Team 36

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

Military Region 2 in Pleiku, South Vietnam
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, Ground casualty
Accidental homicide

1970

Seaman Vern R. Mattingley

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

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

He died in service. 

1969

Specialist 5 Donald Gene Vollmer

Bismarck, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 190th Aviation Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 145th Aviation Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Aviation Brigade

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 12th Aviation Group

Date of Loss: November 02, 1969 / Age: 19

SP5 Don Vollmer was the crew chief of UH-1D (#64-13573) that received hostile fire while on a reconnaissance mission out of a 5th Special Forces compound.

1969

Seaman Darrell L. Johnson

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: November 01, 1969 / Age: 21

Died in service in San Ramon, California

1969

Specialist 4 Steve Louis Escallier

Portal, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)

Date of Loss: October 31, 1969 / Age: 19

He died in service in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam in non-hostile action in a helicopter crash on land, he was a crew member. 

1969

Private First Class Larry Sterl Poling

Fargo, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Cavalry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division (Air Mobile)

Date of Loss: October 20, 1969 / Age: 20

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

1969

Private First Class Wesley Gene Isaak

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 16th Engineer Battalion

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

Date of Loss: October 04, 1969 / Age: 22

Died in service in Fort Cavazos, Texas

1969

Lance Corporal Mark Daniel Mangin

Verona, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Marines Regiment

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

Date of Loss: October 01, 1969 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam from a hostile explosive device. 

1969

Sergeant Robert Eugene Schmitz

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 22nd Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: September 16, 1969 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Pleiku, South Vietnam in hostile action in small arms fire. 

1969

Sergeant Robert Eugene Schmitz

Martin, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 22nd Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: September 16, 1969 / Age: 25

In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE

1969

Corporal David Duane Elsbernd

Crosby, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

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: September 09, 1969 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Quang Tin, South Vietnam in Hostile action by multiple fragmentation wounds. 

1969

Specialist 4 Robert Leo Kraft

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: August 05, 1969 / Age: 19

Specialist 4 Kraft was killed in action by hostile small arms fire in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. 

1969

Sergeant Bernard Goudreau

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 31, 1969 / Age: 46

Died in service in Washington, D.C. 

1969

Lance Corporal John Michael Renner

Mandan, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 26th Marine Division

Date of Loss: July 28, 1969 / Age: 20

Killed in action by hostile action by an explosive device in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam. 

1969

Private First Class Wilbert Clemens Fleck

Breien, ND

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

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

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 28th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: July 27, 1969 / Age: 19

He was Killed in action in Binh Duong, South Vietnam through hostile action by multiple fragmentation wounds.