State Heroes

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.

First Lieutenant Clayton H. Betting

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Colonge, Germany

Commissary Steward 2nd Class Lloyd E. Chaussee

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: September 30, 1945 / Age: 21

Died in service in Seattle, Washington

Technician Fifth Grade Oswald J. Tande

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Germany

Private First Class James M. Egbert

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:121st Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron MECZ

Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

Corporal Herbert R. Quast

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 25, 1945 / Age: 32

Died in service in Japan

Major Richard J. Knapp

Binford ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age: 25

Died in service in Rumkhapalong, India

Sergeant Russell Albertson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 26, 1945 / Age: 30

Died in service Pacific Ocean

Sergeant Earl H. Leland

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:100th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 05, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

Second Lieutenant Ralph L. Kankovsky

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: February 11, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Staff Sergeant Daniel H. Sullivan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:11th Tank Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:10th Armored Division

Date of Loss: April 02, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action near France.

Technician Fifth Grade Theaphil Boehler

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: April 07, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

Staff Sergeant George D. Samson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Tenth Air Force

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:10th Air Force

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

Died in service in Raton, New Mexico

Staff Sergeant Oscar E. Christianson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:188th Field Artillery Division

Date of Loss: March 27, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Altenckirchen, Germany

Technical Sergeant William L. Thomas

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:32nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 27

Died in service in Luzon, Philippine Islands.

First Lieutenant William H. Magill Jr.

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 31, 1945 / Age: 26

Died on 31 January 1945 on board a rescue ship. Was a soldier of the Bataan Death March.

Buried at Riverside Cemetery Fargo ND

Name is included on the All Veterans Memorial at the ND Capitol grounds in Bismarck ND.