State Heroes Total:
3436
Service Branch

World War II

Robert J. Collins photo 1945

PFC Robert J. Collins

Eden Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 411th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Germany.

Leo A. Forcier photo 1945

Corp. Leo A. Forcier

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 242nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge in France.

Henry H. Raaum photo 1945

Corporal Henry H. Raaum

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 417th Infantry Regiment, 76th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 22, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Russel C. Nettleton photo 1945

Private First Class Russel C. Nettleton

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:77th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 04, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Okinawa

James J. Kubat photo 1945

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

William W. Fearn photo 1945

Lieutenant Junior Grade William W. Fearn

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 17, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in the Pacific

Alphonse A. Wilkes photo 1945

PFC Alphonse A. Wilkes

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 25th Reconnaissance Troop, 25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 04, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Reinholdt T. Hofmann photo 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.

Paul D. Morgan photo 1945

Sergeant Paul D. Morgan

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: March 07, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Roy D. Dahl photo 1945

Technician 4th Grade Roy D. Dahl

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 02, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Germany

Pius G. Kuntz photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant Pius G. Kuntz

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:392nd AAF Fighter Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Air Force

Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 24

On 25 March 1945, flying a P-47D Thunderbolt fighter, Pius was on a dive bombing mission, the target was in Aschaffenburg. He was shot down near Dettingen Germany by enemy flak. The Kuntz family requested the body be returned to North Dakota.

Gerald R. Olson photo 1945

Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Gerald R. Olson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: June 15, 1945 / Age: 21

Died in service in Corpus Christi, Texas

Adrian L. Lucken photo 1945

Private First Class Adrian L. Lucken

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 18, 1945 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Okinawa

Donald G. McNeill photo 1945

Sergeant Donald G. McNeill

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 25, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Wesel, Germany

Neil D. Stevenson photo 1945

PVT Neil D. Stevenson

Dickinson, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age:

Died in Euskirchen, Germany