State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Corporal Matt E. Schwab
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 80th Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Infantry Division
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:80th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private First Class Herbert H. Schwartz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 05, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Captain James K. Brewer
Colfax, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: "Combat Command ""B""
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Nineth Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age: 28
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Staff Sergeant Donald J. Ewals
New Rockford, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 08, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action near France.
1945
Sergeant Clarence R. Soward
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 27, 1945 / Age: 32
Died in service in France
1945
Staff Sergeant Allen L. Morsch
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:458th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: May 26, 1945 / Age: 25
B-29 #44-69799 was part of Mission 67. During the night of 13-14 April, 327 B-29's from the XXI BC attacked the Tokyo Arsenel with 2,120 tons of bombs. Seven B-29's are lost including B-29 #44-69799.
1945
Private First Class Lawrence E. Kennedy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:88th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 08, 1945 / Age: 22
Died in service in Italy
1945
Private First Class Alvin P. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action, buried at Luxembourg American Cemetery.
1945
Corporal Rene S. Foubert
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marine Division
Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
1945
Private Leo C. Lambert
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 30, 1945 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Private First Class Henry D. Dorner
Kunze Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:43rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 20, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Flight Officer James G. Melarvie
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 27, 1945 / Age: 22
Died in service in France
1945
Private Ernest N. Boisjolie
Wild Rice, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:41st Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Second Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 01, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Captain Glenn T. Elliott
Valley City, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fifth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 23, 1945 / Age: 30
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Private First Class Norman R. Benson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Marine Division
Date of Loss: February 24, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
1945
Staff Sergeant Mike J. Haniuk
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Philippines.