State Heroes
World War II
1941
Seaman 2c Charles H. Johannes
Foxholm, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen.
North Dakotans lost on the Oklahoma:
1941
Electrician's Mate 3C Glen E. Nicholson
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Died in MIA status. Killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Remains Not recovered.Â
1941
Fireman 2c Albert Renner
Mandan, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS West Virginia
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
1941
Shipfitter 2nd Class Joseph Paul F. Bernard
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Pearl Harbor Attack
From DPAA
1941
Coxswain Fred Zimmerman
Cleveland, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Died while in MIA status after the attack on Pearl Harbor. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.Â
WWI Student Army Training Corps
1930
Private Paul Lawrence Samuelson
Calmar, IA
WWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: March 01, 1930 / Age: 30
Died at Fort Snelling, Minn., Veterans Hospital, March, 1930.
Buried at Calmar, Iowa.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Oscar Alvin Mohagen
Grafton, NDWWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Students Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: November 28, 1918 / Age: 19
Died of broncho pneumonia, at Northfield. Minn., on Nov. 28, 1918.
Buried at Grafton, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Almer Conrad Thompson
WWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: November 25, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia on Nov. 25, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3214 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Earl Franklin Reed
Penn, ND
WWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, Student Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: November 22, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia on Nov. 22, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Ramsey county.
1918
Hettrick Albert Lowe
Island Lake, ND
WWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Students Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: November 22, 1918 / Age: 22
Died of pneumonia at Fargo, N. Dak., on Nov. 22, 1918.
Buried at Island Lake, Rolette county, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Maltby William Cors
Mylo, ND
WWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, Students Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: November 20, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia, at Fargo, N. Dak., on Nov. 20, 1918.
Buried at Mylo, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Elmer Gustav Enge
Shuman, ND
WWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, Students Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: November 20, 1918 / Age: 24
Died of pneumonia, at Fargo, N. Dak., on Nov. 20, 1918.
Buried in Concordia Cemetery, Shuman township, Sargent county, N. Dak.
1918
Ralph Noyes Van Fleet
Minot, NDWWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Students Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: November 17, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of pneumonia on Nov. 17, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 3325 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Ralph Chester McGregor
WWI Student Army Training Corps
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Students Army Training Corps
Date of Loss: November 16, 1918 / Age: 21
Died of influenza on Nov. 16, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 3, page 2016 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
Private Jacob William Busch
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND
Date of Loss: November 04, 1918 / Age: 20
Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website