State Heroes
Vietnam
1969
1st Lieutenant Roger Douglas Knudtson
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: February 04, 1969 / Age: 24
Roger was in a UH-34D helicopter that collided in mid-air with another UH-34D and he died as a result of multiple injuries when the UH-34D
crashed and burned.
1969
Specialist 4 Robert Clyde Hausken
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 22, 1969 / Age: 21
Died in service in Fargo, ND following an illness of several months.
1969
Corporal Peter Binstock Jr
New England, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 03, 1969 / Age: 21
Died in service in Quang Nam, South Vietnam in non-hostile action when a strap broke on a water trailer that was being lifted and hit him.
1968
Specialist 5 Deane Errol Chisholm
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 29, 1968 / Age: 21
On the night of Dec 28, 1968, after a card game, Deane and three other friends, Snowden, Ambroziak and Morris decided to visit a bar in Padova, Italy. On the way back their vehicle struck a tree and all were killed.
1968
Specialist 4 Rapheal John Frost
Hunter, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 196th Light Infantry Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 31st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 20, 1968 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam in hostile action through small arms fire.
1968
Seaman Mitchel Carey Hansey
Scranton, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: December 14, 1968 / Age: 21
Died in service in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam when he drowned while missing.
1968
1st Lieutenant Melvin Dennis Lembke
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Artillery Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Calvary Division
Date of Loss: December 11, 1968 / Age: 24
He was killed in action in Lam Dong, South Vietnam from hostile small arms fire.
1968
Warrant Officer 1st Class John William Brinkmeyer
New England, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 4th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 77th Artillery Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: November 27, 1968 / Age: 22
John Brinkmeyer was killed when the Huey helicopter he was piloting was shot down during an ARA mission near FB Tomahawk by extremely heavy small arms fire during an attack on an enemy position North of Da Nang.
1968
Warrant Officer 1st Class Robert Lee Storey
Grand Forks AFB, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 119th Aviation Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 52nd Aviation Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Aviation Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 17th Aviation Group
Date of Loss: November 21, 1968 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Kontum, South Vietnam through hostile action in a Helicopter crash on land as the pilot of the helicopter.
1968
Specialist 4 Michael Villarreal
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 6th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 11th Light Infantry Brigade
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 11th Artillery Division
Date of Loss: November 16, 1968 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Quang Nai, South Vietnam through hostile action in small arms fire.
1968
1968
Private First Class Dale Harlan Amundson
Finley, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
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: October 30, 1968 / Age: 20
He died while in service at a rest and rehabilitation area at Chu Laf when he drowned there.
1968
Specialist 4 Douglas Clemens Klose
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
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: October 27, 1968 / Age: 21
Specialist Four Klose was Killed in Action by a hostile explosive device in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam.
1968
Private First Class Thomas Alfred Senne
Valley City, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
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: October 26, 1968 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam through hostile action by multiple fragmentation wounds.
1968
Private First Class Larry Lyle Warbis
Haynes, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 60th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 06, 1968 / Age: 19
He was killed while in Long An, South Vietnam by small arms fire.