State Heroes

Private Bernard Krueger

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 04, 1944 / Age: 32

Died in service in Europe

Staff Sergeant George R. Krueger

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Man-O-War

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 323rd Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 91st Bomb Group (Heavy)

Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 25

After a bombing raid on the Messerschmitt factory in Kassel (Germany) the crew tried to get back to their base in England.

Tech. 5c Arnold M. Krueger

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1896th Engineer Battalion, Aviation

Date of Loss: January 12, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Sergeant Gregory Keith Krueger

Vietnam

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: E Company

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 17th Cavalry, 173rd Airborne Brigade

Date of Loss: July 17, 1970 / Age: 21

In Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, Ground Casualty
Other accident

2nd Lieutenant Russel Loyd Kruger

New Salem, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 12th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in Action at the Battle of Hedgerows in Normandy, France on June 15, 1944 at the age of 22. His only child Russel "Rusty" was born 7 months later. 

Pvt. Gust Kruger

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division

Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 22

Died on Sept. 29, 1918, of wounds received in action.

Buried, Grave 33, Row 43, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.

Private First Class Edwin E. Krukenberg

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 22

Died in service in France

Private First Class Martin M. Krump

Richland County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 21st Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 31, 1951 / Age:

Pvt. Theodore H. Kruse

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 164th Infantry

Date of Loss: July 19, 1918 / Age: 32

Missing in Action or Buried at Sea.

Killed in action on July 19, 1918.

Grave unlocated. Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France.

George Sylvester Kubacki

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 13th Company, 4th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade

Date of Loss: August 30, 1918 / Age: 26

Died on Aug. 30, 1918.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information found in Volume 2, page 1760 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

Private First Class James J. Kubat

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 257th Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

Staff Sgt. August M. Kubis

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 03, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private Lester A. Kubousek

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 10th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in France

Pvt. Leonard M. Kubousek

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company No. 2, Fort Leavenworth September Automatic Replacement Draft, Signal Corps

Date of Loss: October 17, 1918 / Age: 18

Died of pneumonia, on Oct. 17, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Oct. 6, 1920, and buried at Minto, N. Dak.