State Heroes
Vietnam
1965
Lieutenant Commander Carl Julius Woods
Bottineau, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: CVA-31, USS Bon Homme Richard
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Attack Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Carrier Air Wing 19
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Fleet
Date of Loss: September 28, 1965 / Age: 32
North Vietnam
Hostile, Fixed Wing - Pilot
Air Loss, Crash on Land
1965
Sergeant 1st Class Gerhardt Just
Wishek, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 125th Air Traffic Control Company
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Aviation Brigade
Date of Loss: August 27, 1965 / Age: 39
He died in service in An Xuyen, South Vietnam through non-hostile action when he died in a fixed wing crash on land.
1965
Captain Francis Edward Geiger
Dickinson, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 6250th Combat Support Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 6253rd Combat Support Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 13th Air Force
Date of Loss: July 23, 1965 / Age: 28
He was killed in action while in Kon Tum, South Vietnam while supporting US Marines in hostile action when the fixed wing plane he was piloting crashed on land.
1965
First Sergeant Erie Alexander Martin Jr.
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 18th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1965 / Age: 39
Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam through hostile action.
1965
Private First Class Terrance P. Klein
Vietnam
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1965 / Age: 23
Died while in service
1965
Staff Sergeant Zlatko Max Fakin
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 01, 1965 / Age: 30
On 1 April 1965, he was one of the advisors to the 52nd Vietnamese Ranger Battalion, serving with the Biet Dong Quan (BDQ) Advisory Team TD 41, Advisory Team 99, HQ, MACV Advisors, MACV.
1964
Major Virgil Raymond Greany
Rugby, ND
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 25, 1964 / Age: 33
In Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Quang Tin province, hostile, ground casualty, explosive device.
1964
Specialist 4 Virgil F. Schmidt
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 12, 1964 / Age: 21
Died while in service
1959
Master Sergeant Chester Melvin Ovnand
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 08, 1959 / Age: 44
On the night of July 8, six of the men were in the mess hall watching a movie when Viet Cong terrorists attacked and opened fire. Major Buis and Sergeant Ovnand were killed along with two Vietnamese guards.
World War II
1943
Captain Walter W. Webster
World War I, World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 16, 1943 / Age: 54
Died in service in Chester, Pennsylvania
1943
1st Sergeant Earl O. Carlson
World War I, World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 4th Marine Regiment
Date of Loss: January 28, 1943 / Age: 47
Died in the Osaka Prison Camp
World War I
1925
Pvt.1st Class William Fidder
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 1st Infantry, North Dakota National Guard
Date of Loss: April 20, 1925 / Age: 34
Died at St. Cloud, Minn., in Veterans' Hospital, on April 20, 1925.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1923
Pvt. Edwin Brendal
Starbuck, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: September 09, 1923 / Age: 30
Died, Sept. 9, 1923, of pneumonia, at Dalton, Nebr.
Buried at Starbuck, Minn.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1923
Pvt. Emanuel Knudtson
Washburn, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D, 128th Infantry
Date of Loss: January 15, 1923 / Age: 32
Died at the US Veterans Hospital, Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 15, 1923.
Buried at Washburn, N. Dak., Jan. 20, 1923.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1922
Pvt.1st Class Albert Louis Smith
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department
Date of Loss: July 23, 1922 / Age: 22
Died at Edgeley, N. Dak., on July 23, 1922.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 4, page 2997 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.