State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Private First Class Alf K. Gronfur
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:26th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 03, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Luxembourg
1945
Second Lieutenant Warren H. Bakewell
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 10, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action 10 Apr 45 Philippine Islands
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
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
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
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 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
Private Joseph A. Carlascio
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 11, 1945 / Age: 28
Died in service in Luzon, Philippines
1945
Private Edward Reichenberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 02, 1945 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1945
Second Lieutenant George L. Murray
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age: 22
Lt. George Murray was killed when the P-47D he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 20 miles east of Matagorda, Texas.
1945
Sergeant George Volk
Orrin, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 04, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed-in-action during the Battle of Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Twan D. Wade
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Belgium
1945
Sergeant Clarence B. Workman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:55th Armed Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 11, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany