State Heroes

First Lieutenant John M. Broderick

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:71st AAF Fighter Squadron

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Antonna, Italy

First Lieutenant John F. McGowan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 01, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Japan

Private Wendell D. Moore

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Germany

Captain John E. Kapsner

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:375th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: June 13, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Lengten, Assam

Private First Class Oscar H. Swenson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 03, 1945 / Age: 32

Died in service in Italy

Private First Class George J. Fisher

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Division

Date of Loss: February 15, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Luzon

Private First Class Alf K. Gronfur

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:26th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 03, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Luxembourg

Second Lieutenant Warren H. Bakewell

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 10, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action 10 Apr 45 Philippine Islands

Private First Class Harlan W. Sorenson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 26, 1945 / Age: 21

Died in service in Springfield, Missouri due to wounds from a Japanese bullet.

Private First Class Stanley H. Keller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marine Division

Date of Loss: February 19, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Corporal Rene S. Foubert

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marine Division

Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Private Clement W. Lack

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Okinawa

Staff Sergeant Gerhard R. Lund

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:17th Airborne Division

Date of Loss: March 28, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Germany

Private Vernon R. Seabrook

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 13, 1945 / Age: 24

 A shell hit his whole company and they were buried there in one grave with their names on a large grave site memorial. They were in Okinawa when it happened.

Private First Class Francis J. Mozinski

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Zamami Shima, Ryukyu Islands

Private First Class Norman R. Benson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Date of Loss: February 24, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Iwo Jima