North Dakota Medal of Honor Recipients

Hometown Heroes of the

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17 Medals of Honor are Accredited to North Dakota

The last US ARMY Medal of Honor action occured on August 17, 1971 when Special Forces Lt. LOREN HAGEN of Fargo was killed in his moment of valor.

"For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action At the Risk of Life Above and Beyond the Call of Duty"

L	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
Spanish-American War
	Carter, Joseph Edward	Navy	Manchester, England	North Dakota
Philippine Insurrection
	Anders, Frank Lafayette	Army	Fort Lincoln, DAK	Fargo, ND
	Boehler, Otto A.	Army	Germany	Wahpeton, ND
	Davis, Charles P	Army	Long Prairie, MN	Valley City, ND
	Downs, Willis H.	Army	Mount Carmel, CT	Jamestown, ND
	Jensen, Gotfred	Army	Denmark	Devils Lake, ND
	Kinne, John Baxter	Army	Beloit, WI	Fargo, ND
	Longfellow, Richard Moses	Army	Logan County, IL	Mandan, ND
	Ross, Frank Fulton	Army	Avon, IL	Langdon, ND
	Sletteland, Thomas	Army	Bergen, Norway	Grafton, ND
World War I
	Bradley, Jr., Willis Winter	Navy	Ransomville, NY	North Dakota
	**Smith, Fred E.	Army	Rockford, IL	Bartlett, ND
	**Wold, Nels T.	Army	Winger, MN	Minnewaukan, ND
World War II
	Bloch, Orville Emil	Army	Big Falls, WI	Streeter, ND
	**Gurke, Henry	USMC	Neche, ND	North Dakota
Korea
	**Keeble, Woodrow Wilson	Army	Waubay, SD	Wahpeton, ND
Vietnam
	**Hagen, Loren Douglas	Army	Fargo, ND	Fargo, ND
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of North Dakota but either moved to or enlisted in military service in another state to which their award is accredited. By virtue of their birth, they are still among our "Home Town Heroes".
L	Fitzmaurice, Michael John	Army	Jamestown, ND	Cavour, SD
	**Pendleton, Jack James	Army	Sentinel Butte, ND	Yakima, WA

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