State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
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
1945
Staff Sergeant Edmund F. Mahowald
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
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
1945
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
1945
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
1945
Seaman First Class Lowell D. Johnson
Ruso, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: April 05, 1945 / Age: 19
Died while in MIA status.
1945
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.
1945
Private Vernon E. Lippert
Verona, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
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
1945
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
1945
Electrician's Mate Third Class John A. Barrow
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Charles M. Prine
Sawyer, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
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
1945
Private First Class John H. Bustin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1345 Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Loss: May 10, 1945 / Age: 24
Died in service in Msinching, China
1945
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.
1945
Private First Class Robert J. De Vol
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Marines' Fourth Division
Date of Loss: February 19, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in Action in Iwo Jima