State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Second Lieutenant Pius G. Kuntz
World War II (WWII)
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.
1945
Technician Fifth Grade William G. Warcken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:56th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 17, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private Harold M. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 07, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Henry Heilman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:51st Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Armored Division
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Sergeant Lewis A. Schuchard
Bryant, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Limburg, Netherlands.
1945
Second Lieutenant Donald A. Schollander
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:70th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
First Lieutenant Harold H. Burow
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:First Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age: 24
Died in service in Belgium
1945
Private First Class Gregory R. Des Jarlais
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:42nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 25, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in France
1945
First Lieutenant Edward G. Fox
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:63rd Division 7th Army
Date of Loss: April 01, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Ben Hame, Germany
1945
Technical Sergeant Orrin C. Christianson
Williston, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action near the Philippines.
1945
Technician Fifth Class Ivan G. Krien
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, European Theater
Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private Le Roy W. Vigesaa
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 27, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Technician Fifth Grade Henry E. Winne
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Airborne Division
Date of Loss: March 11, 1945 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Technician Fifth Grade Richard J. Lynch
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Second Lieutenant Thomas R. Callinan
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:42nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Gambshein, France
1945
Yoeman Third Class Vernon K. Huber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Johnston
Date of Loss: October 26, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action off the Samar Islands