State Heroes
World War II
1943
1st Lieutenant Kenneth Saxhaug
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 18th Army Air Force Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: March 02, 1943 / Age: 22
Airplane crash in the Aleutians.
1944
Staff Sergeant Andrew J. Schaaf
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 359th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 04, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1942
Chief Commissaryman Emil Schadler
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Meredith
Date of Loss: October 15, 1942 / Age: 30
One of 186 crew members Killed In Action in the sinking of the destroyer U.S.S. Meredith (DD-434) by Japanese aircraft from the carrier Zuikaku while the ship was enroute from Espiritu Santo to Guadalcanal with supplies
1943
Sgt. Francis W. Schaefer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
PFC Leo F. Schafer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private First Class George Schaff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 23rd Infantry Regiment, A/S Inf
Date of Loss: January 20, 1945 / Age: 29
Died in service in Belgium.
1945
Pvt. Adam Schaff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Frank A. Schan
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 2nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 12, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in France
1944
PFC Reuben Schatz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Carpenter's Mate 3c Emanuel Schatz
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: April 26, 1944 / Age: 34
Died while in MIA status. Pacific Theater. Final Resting Place Unknown.
1944
Private First Class Alvin Schauer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 10, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Raymond R. Schauer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 28th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Bomber Group
Date of Loss: September 07, 1944 / Age: 25
He was a POW on the Shinyo Maru.
1941
Seaman 1c Joseph Schdowski
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. USS Arizona. Pearl Harbor. Remains not recovered.Â
1944
Sergeant Nicodemus A. Scherger
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 10, 1944 / Age: 32
Died in service in England
1945
Private First Class William H. Scheuneman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 17th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 07, 1945 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Okinawa