State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Seaman Second Class Carroll G. McGarvey
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: June 05, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in South Pacific
1945
Corporal Leo A. Forcier
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:42nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge in France.
1945
Corporal Wallace R. Smith
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in the Pacific Area
1945
First Lieutenant Thomas J. Mooney
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 30
Died in service in Okinawa
1945
Seaman Second Class Daniel A. Baker
Hankinson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Indianapolis
Date of Loss: July 30, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action. USS Indianapolis. Phillipines. Remains not recovered.
1945
Private First Class James J. Kubat
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:257th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany
1945
First Lieutenant Glenn H. Oliver
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Epinal, France
1945
Private First Class Reinholdt T. Hofmann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Sixth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 26, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near the Philippines.
1945
Ensign John M. Davenport
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: September 05, 1945 / Age: 22
Died in service in South of Oceana, Va
1945
Private Fredrick A. Trauman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:62nd Armed Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:14th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 01, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Europe
1945
Sergeant George A. Nielson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 03, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
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.
1945
Technician Fifth Grade William G. Warcken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:56th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 17, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private Harold M. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 07, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private Neil D. Stevenson
Dickinson, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age:
Died in Euskirchen, Germany
1945
Staff Sergeant John H. Lebak
Moline, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age: