State Heroes

Private Wilbur D. Thorne

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 14, 1946 / Age: 21

Died in service in Germany.

Machinist's Mate Third Class Robert J. Odegaard

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 09, 1946 / Age: 25

Died in service in Oakland, California

Radioman First Class Erling N. Bakke

Jamestown, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Ommaney Bay

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status. Ommaney Bay South Pacific Ocean. Remains not recovered. 

Private First Class Marvin D. Arntz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Staff Sergeant Otto J. Dockter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: February 14, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Sergeant Gregory F. Boehm

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:66th Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France.

Technician Fifth Grade Mark E. De Mots

Minot, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:56th Signal Air Warning Battalion

Date of Loss: July 30, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Sidney Aamodt

Hamar, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:89th Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

Technican Fourth Class Ernest G. Clemens

Silvesta Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:781st Tank Battalion

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

Killed in action in France.

Private First Class Milton A. Sherwin

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action crossing the Rhine River into Germany. 

Technician Fourth Grade Leander W. Ege

Chalky Butte, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:813th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: August 06, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action Wels, Austria.

First Lieutenant Bertram E. Olson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 05, 1945 / Age: 29

Private Russell E. Dolan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 03, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Germany

Technical Sergeant Glenn W. Steen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:550th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: July 13, 1945 / Age: 25

Died in service in Glasgow, Scotland

Staff Sergeant Howard M. Murray

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:612th Bomb Squadron

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

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19

S/Sgt. Murray's plane, I'll Be Seeing You, crashed returning to England after a bombing mission.

Private First Class Robert L. Aas

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:76th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 08, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Germany