State Heroes Total:
3932
Service Branch

World War II

Ray S. Kreamer photo 1945

PFC Ray S. Kreamer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 61st Infantry Battalion, 10th Armored Division

Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Le Roy W. Vigesaa photo 1945

Pvt. Le Roy W. Vigesaa

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 27, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Merlin J. Hagen photo 1945

Private First Class Merlin J. Hagen

World War II

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

Bernard S. Bennison photo 1945

1st Lieutenant Bernard S. Bennison

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

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

Killed in action over Kawasaki, Japan

Harry A. Meyers photo 1945

Private Harry A. Meyers

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: March 02, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Boyd A. Maize photo 1945

Private Boyd A. Maize

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Date of Loss: May 31, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Okinawa

Edward C. Tresemer photo 1945

Major Edward C. Tresemer

LaMoure, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters, 492nd Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: March 19, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action near Bramsche, Germany.

Ervin Allmendinger photo 1945

PFC Ervin Allmendinger

Dodge, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 313th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 11, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action.

Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Holland. Plot E Row 2 Grave 12.

Service # 37554609

Wilford J. Due photo 1945

PFC Wilford J. Due

Cecil Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 11, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Lloyd A. Ohlheiser photo 1945

Pvt. Lloyd A. Ohlheiser

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 05, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Ira L. Walla photo 1945

Private First Class Ira L. Walla

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department

Date of Loss: April 28, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Okinawa

Lawrence L. Lee photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Lawrence L. Lee

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-29 #42-24598

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:869th Bomber Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:20th Air Force

Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age: 25

On January 9, 1945, while returning from mission to Musashino Aircraft Factory near Tokyo, came under attack by enemy fighters. The bomber was severely battle damaged, and ditched in the Pacific off the coast of Japan

Charles E. Pagenkopf photo 1945

Lieutenant Charles E. Pagenkopf

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 23, 1945 / Age: 29

Died in service in Waurika, Oklahoma in a plane crash

Donavon Blake photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Donavon Blake

Underwood, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France.

James Lewis Margach photo 1945

Private First Class James L. Margach

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:305th Infantry

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:77th Division

Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in the Philippine Islands