State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

World War II

Alton H. Reishus photo 1945

Corporal Alton H. Reishus

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 102nd Quartermaster Company, 102nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Vincent D. Leuwer photo 1945

PFC Vincent D. Leuwer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: February 01, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Alan L. Sorensen photo 1945

2nd Lt. Alan L. Sorensen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Leo A. Forcier photo 1945

Corp. Leo A. Forcier

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 242nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge in France.

Reinholdt T. Hofmann photo 1945

PFC Reinholdt T. Hofmann

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 26, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near the Philippines.

Rex Aton photo 1945

Capt. Rex Aton

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 12th Medical Regiment, Philippine Scouts

Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age:

Died while in POW status during WWII. Taiwan. Remains not recovered. 

 

Henry Heilman photo 1945

PFC Henry Heilman

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division

Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Theodore J. Paschke photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Theodore J. Paschke

Ardoch, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 41st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Armored Division

Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Leon D. Gordon photo 1945

Private First Class Leon D. Gordon

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Date of Loss: March 15, 1945 / Age: 30

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Jack D. Arnold photo 1945

Corporal Jack D. Arnold

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 332nd Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Loss: February 01, 1945 / Age: 20

He was on the crew of the B-26G Marauder #44-68072 when they crashed near Llanberis, Wales.

Everett N. Peterson photo 1945

Private Everett N. Peterson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in combat against the Japanese Army on the small Island of le Shima.

Harley S. Hill photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Harley S. Hill

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Bancal, Mindanao

Charles E. Dahl photo 1945

1st Lieutenant Charles E. Dahl

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 07, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Belgium

Morley F. Newton photo 1945

Corporal Morley F. Newton

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 13, 1945 / Age: 20

Died in service in Europe

Leroy H. Kuhn photo 1945

Private Leroy H. Kuhn

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 12, 1945 / Age: 21

Died in service in Gladwater, Texas