State Heroes Total:
3943
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Albert E. Schulz photo 1945

Private First Class Albert E. Schulz

Elgin, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:38th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Pius G. Kuntz photo 1945

Second Lieutenant Pius G. Kuntz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:392nd AAF Fighter Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Air Force

Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 24

On 25 March 1945, flying a P-47D Thunderbolt fighter, Pius was on a dive bombing mission, the target was in Aschaffenburg. He was shot down near Dettingen Germany by enemy flak. The Kuntz family requested the body be returned to North Dakota.

John H. Hooker photo 1945

Private First Class John H. Hooker

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age: 35

Killed in action in Luxembourg, Belgium

Arnold M. Krueger photo 1945

Technician Fifth Grade Arnold M. Krueger

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1896th Engineer Battalion, Aviation

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1896th Engineer Battalion, Aviation

Date of Loss: January 12, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Ralph G. Vix photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Ralph G. Vix

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fifth Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 17, 1945 / Age: 28

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Frank X. Schmidt photo 1945

Sergeant Frank X. Schmidt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Cavalry Division

Date of Loss: May 18, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Harold D. Ellingson photo 1945

Technician Fourth Grade Harold D. Ellingson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:94th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Louis J. Haahr photo 1945

First Lieutenant Louis J. Haahr

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 03, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Philippine Islands

Louis W. Kram photo 1945

Private First Class Louis W. Kram

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Rodney Brennan photo 1945

Radioman Third Class Rodney Loyd Brennan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Ommaney Bay

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age:

Killed in Action by Japanese Suicide Plan while aboard the USS Ommaney Bay in Asiatic Theatre. (Source: Service Record WWI and WWII Garrison Community ND)

Otto J. Dockter photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Otto J. Dockter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:80th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 14, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Gregory F. Boehm photo 1945

Sergeant Gregory F. Boehm

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:66th Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France.

Douglas Wayne Thompson photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Douglas W. Thompson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

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

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Paul B. Klamm photo 1945

Aviation Radioman Third Class Paul B. Klamm

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Bombing Squadron 97

Date of Loss: July 29, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Albermarle Sound, North Carolina 

Arnold Reed Dollarhide photo 1945

Private First Class Arnold R. Dollarhide

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:42nd Division

Date of Loss: January 26, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France