State Heroes

Private Adam Schaff

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Staff Sergeant Kenneth D. Olson

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:10th Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fourth Armored Division

Date of Loss: November 16, 1945 / Age: 20

Died in Germany. Sgt. Olson was crossing a bridge over the Danube River when he tripped and fell off the treadway, striking his head and was knocked unconscious.

Private William S. Mackoff

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 22, 1945 / Age: 21

Died in service in Iwo Jima

Private First Class Ray M. Powell Jr.

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 14, 1945 / Age: 21

Died in service in Jet, Oklahoma.

Sergeant Orville W. Milbrandt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 21, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Okinawa

Private First Class Lawrence J. Jensen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

Sergeant Victor Reisenauer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age: 22

Died in service in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Private First Class Clarence Klein

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 08, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Okinawa

Technical Sergeant George Fraser

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age: 36

Killed in action in Okinawa

Private First Class Robert W. Dunlap

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:41st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 22, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Private First Class Merlin J. Hagen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:102nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Germany

First Lieutenant Bernard S. Bennison

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

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

Killed in action over Kawasaki, Japan

Private James J. Tatarek

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Date of Loss: March 07, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Second Lieutenant Marlin E. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Air Corps

Date of Loss: April 28, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in the Pacific Area

First Lieutenant Jordan E. Keister

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:428 Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 10, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Private First Class Kenneth L. Stocking

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: May 04, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Okinawa