State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
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
1945
Technician Fifth Class Allen R. Gunkel
Rochester Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: March 02, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
Private First Class George Rutz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Sixth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Technical Sergeant Paul E. Charbonneau
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:786th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 11, 1945 / Age: 24
B-24H #41-29423 took off from Attlebridge, England on a bombing mission over Oschersleben, Germany. They were attacked by German fighter planes which damaged the #1 engine causing them to crash in Germany during the war.
1945
Private First Class Joseph C. Nush
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:60th Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Nineth Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
Private First Class Theodore O. Bjertness
Hatton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:71st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
From American Battle Monuments Commission website
1945
Sergeant Edwin C. Ziemann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 15, 1945 / Age: 29
Died in service in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Staff Sergeant Lawrence L. Lee
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-29 #42-24598
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:869th Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:20th Air Force
Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age: 25
On January 9, 1945, while returning from mission to Musashino Aircraft Factory near Tokyo, came under attack by enemy fighters. The bomber was severely battle damaged, and ditched in the Pacific off the coast of Japan
1945
Private First Class Walter Keierleber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:80th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 07, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Corporal Clarion C. Wysocki
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:754th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Sergeant William K. Markham
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 06, 1945 / Age: 26
Died in service in Okinawa
1945
Flight Officer Hubert H. Goebel
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 23rd Bomber Squadron, 5th Bomber Group, Heavy
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:23rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: January 28, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Staff Sergeant Edmund F. Mahowald
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private Lloyd J. Amoit
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fleet Marine Force Pacific, 5th Marine Division, Unit 27th Replacement Draft
Date of Loss: March 14, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
1945
Seaman First Class Eugene L. Weber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 09, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service in Guam