State Heroes

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.

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.

Private First Class William H. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: February 01, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Corporal Raymond C. Stout

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Luxemburg, Belgium

Sergeant Richard B. Koenig

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Headquarters Squadron

Date of Loss: January 30, 1945 / Age: 45

Died as a prisoner of war in the Pacific area

Private Elmer E. Wolford

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:589th Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:106th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.