State Heroes Total:
3931
Service Branch

World War II

Louis O. Joos photo 1945

Tech. Sgt. Louis O. Joos

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Arnold H. Hausauer photo 1945

Private First Class Arnold H. Hausauer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 18, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Okinawa

Saunder M. Bolstad photo 1945

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Saunder M. Bolstad

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: May 05, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Asiatic Theater

Lester A. Erickson photo 1945

Private First Class Lester A. Erickson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 24, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action on Mindanao Island

Bernard L. Coordes photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Bernard L. Coordes

Bismarck, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 914th Field Artillery Battalion, 89th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age: 31

Killed in action near France.

Wallace D. Lundy photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Wallace D. Lundy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division

Date of Loss: February 24, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Wallace J. Gillespie photo 1945

Private First Class Wallace J. Gillespie

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 30, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Germany 

John M. Northrop photo 1945

Corporal John M. Northrop

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: August 12, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Paul W. Wittenberger photo 1945

1st Lieutenant Paul W. Wittenberger

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 09, 1945 / Age: 26

Died in service in the Philippine Islands

Donald A. MacKenzie photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant Donald A. MacKenzie

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 28, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Guam

Milton A. Sherwin photo 1945

Private First Class Milton A. Sherwin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action crossing the Rhine River into Germany. 

Glenn W. Steen photo 1945

Technical Sergeant Glenn W. Steen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 550th Aaa Bn

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Battery C A/S C A C

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

Died in service in Glasgow, Scotland

Howard M. Murray photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Howard M. Murray

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:612th Bomb Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:8th Air Force

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19

S/Sgt. Murray's plane, I'll Be Seeing You, crashed returning to England after a bombing mission.

Steve L. Sivak photo 1945

Private First Class Steve L. Sivak

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 01, 1945 / Age: 33

Died in service in the Philippine Islands

Martin J. Millner photo 1945

Private First Class Martin J. Millner

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 13, 1945 / Age: 37

Died in service in Oahu, Hawaii