State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Staff Sergeant George H. Stephenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private First Class Arnold H. Hausauer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 18, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class John E. Boltz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marine Division
Date of Loss: March 04, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Battle of Iwo Jima in the final push of the battle
1945
Private First Class Allen M. Sawyer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Military Policy Headquarters
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 14, 1945 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Dolle, Germany
1945
Technician Fifth Grade Donald S. Peacock
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 07, 1945 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Private First Class George C. Maze
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 28, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands.
1945
Corporal Alton H. Reishus
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 102nd Quartermaster Company
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:102nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Private First Class Jasper H. Thompson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 01, 1945 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Zerf, Germany
1945
Private First Class Hans E. Kramer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 28, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Southwest Pacific
1945
Private First Class Wallace J. Gillespie
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:38th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 30, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Captain William R. Weir
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:97th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 33
He was killed after he had thrown a hand grenade into a German tank which was on the main road to the town of Nuttum ... A nearby German soldier shot the Captain as he turned away from the flaming tank.
1945
2nd Lieutenant Gordon H. Lindvig
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: April 14, 1945 / Age: 25
Died in service in Cebu, Philippine Islands
1945
Sergeant Oliver A. Indergaard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:99th Infantry Battalion
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
Second Lieutenant Alan L. Sorensen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Private Claude Grey
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Military Police
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age: 27
1945
Private Albert C. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Date of Loss: June 27, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service in Italy