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State Heroes Total: 4272

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World War II

1944

2nd Lieutenant Marvin Hjalmarson

Akra, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 06, 1944 / Age: 28

Reported KIA, Holland.

1944

Staff Sergeant Herbert H. Hoehn

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 335th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 84th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 09, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Germany

1943

FC3c Berthold O. Hofer

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: December 01, 1943 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status.

1944

Private Rueben E. Hoff

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 317th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 80th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in France

1944

Private Herman Hoffer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

1944

2nd Lt. Alvin R. Hoffman

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 870th Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy

Date of Loss: November 24, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard U.S.

1945

First Lieutenant Peter J. Hoffmann

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery G

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 7th Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: First Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 07, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in St Laurent, France

1945

PFC Reinholdt T. Hofmann

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 26, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near the Philippines.

1943

Hilmar W. Holey

Arnegard, ND

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: September 06, 1943 / Age:

1943

Tech. 5c Lloyd Holland

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: March 27, 1943 / Age: 32

Died while in MIA status.

1944

Technical Sergeant Gordon D. Hollister

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 454th AAF Bomber Group

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 15th Air Force

Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Mediterranean Area

1945

Captain Robert B. Holmes

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: P-51 44-63214

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 82nd Fighter Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 78th Fighter Group

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force

Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action when he was flying a mission to strafe enemy airfields in the present-day Czech Republic. After strafing two airfields heading towards the third, his plane was hit by flak, and he crashed and was killed near Prague