State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Boatswain's Mate First Petty Officer Arnt G. Odegaard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 27, 1945 / Age: 28
Killed in action in the Pacific Area
1945
Private First Class Gilmer G. Lindquist
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 25, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in service in France
1945
Private First Class Alvin P. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action, buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery.
1945
Sergeant Orval A. Smith
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H Liberator #42-52215
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th Air Force
Date of Loss: May 25, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action when his plane was shot down and crashed, seven kilometers north-east of Veitsch, Austria.
1945
Staff Sergeant Robert L. Moshier
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:327th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: October 08, 1945 / Age:
Staff Sgt. Moshier was a B-17 tail gunner, assigned to 92nd BGKIA. Flying aboard 43-38434, was hit by flak on a mission to Zwickau.
1945
Private First Class Henry D. Dorner
Kunze Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:43rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 20, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Staff Sergeant Alfred C. Farr
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 25, 1945 / Age: 30
SSgt Farr was a crew member on B-29, #42-94002, commanded by Capt. Cruger G Edgerton AC which was lost on a bombing raid over Tokyo, Japan on May 23, 1945. The plane was presumed lost over the target due to unknown circumstances.
1945
Torpedoman's Mate 3rd Class Roy E. Kroll Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age: 21
Died in service in Okinawa
1945
Private Ernest N. Boisjolie
Wild Rice, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:41st Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Second Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 01, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Private First Class Leon D. Gordon
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marine Division
Date of Loss: March 15, 1945 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
1945
Corporal Jack D. Arnold
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 332nd Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Loss: February 01, 1945 / Age: 20
He was on the crew of the B-26G Marauder #44-68072 when they crashed near Llanberis, Wales.
1945
Staff Sergeant Harley S. Hill
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Bancal, Mindanao
1945
Private Everett N. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in combat against the Japanese Army on the small Island of le Shima.
1945
Staff Sergeant Harvey J. Phillips
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: March 01, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
First Lieutenant Charles E. Dahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 07, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Belgium
1945
Corporal Morley F. Newton
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1945 / Age: 20
Died in service in Europe