State Heroes
World War I
Nurse Sophia Ellen Morrison
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Base Hospital, Camp Devens, Mass.
Relieved from active duty on Jan. 31, 1919, as an Army Nurse.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Pvt. Peter T. Peterson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 6th Infantry
Discharged at Fort Sheridan, Ill., on Aug. 2, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 10%.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Pvt. Severt Johnson
Bottineau, NDDied of wounds.
Pvt. Glen W. Cabbage
Hazelton, NDWounded in Action.
Pvt. Clinton French
Kimball, MNWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Discharged at Fort Snelling, Minn., on May 22, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 95%.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Cpl. Norman Howard
Minnewaukan, NDWounded in Action.
Korean War
1951
Master Sergeant Ivan Levi Montgomery
Minot, ND
Korean War, World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 522nd Engineer Base Depot Battalion
Date of Loss: November 20, 1951 / Age:
Non-hostile death.
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
World War II
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
MoMM1c John B. Bird
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 21, 1946 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Member of the crew on the USS Trigger, which was reported as lost/MIA while patrolling a known mined area of the East China Sea.
1946
Seaman 1c Lawrence A. Yanish
Buffalo, NDWorld 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.