State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Alan R. Peterson photo 1945

Radioman Second Class Alan R. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: May 28, 1945 / Age: 20

Died in service in the Pacific Area

Orrin C. Christianson photo 1945

Technical Sergeant Orrin C. Christianson

Williston, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action near the Philippines.

Pius G. Kuntz photo 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.

Stanley C. White photo 1945

Technician Fifth Class Stanley C. White

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:631st Field Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

William Robson photo 1945

Private First Class William Robson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:A/S Infantry

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Division

Date of Loss: June 26, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Okinawa

William J. Fischer photo 1945

Private First Class William J. Fischer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 19, 1945 / Age: 31

Killed in action in the Philippines.

John H. Hooker photo 1945

Private First Class John H. Hooker

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age: 35

Killed in action in Luxembourg, Belgium

Vernon E. Westberg photo 1945

Private First Class Vernon E. Westberg

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Germany

Jack M. Oland photo 1945

Second Lieutenant Jack M. Oland

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 02, 1945 / Age: 26

Died while in service in a car accident in Richmond, Virgina

Clifford L. Larson photo 1945

Private First Class Clifford L. Larson

Bottineau, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

Lloyd J. Wedwick photo 1945

Sergeant Lloyd J. Wedwick

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Joseph D. Morgan photo 1945

Technician Fourth Grade Joseph D. Morgan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:38th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Armored Division

Date of Loss: May 19, 1945 / Age: 26

Died in service in Germany

Jerome W. Baglien photo 1945

Radioman Third Class Jerome W. Baglien

Hillsboro, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Sculpin

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

United States Naval Reserve. Killed in action on the USS Sculpin when it was sunk by a Japanese Destroyer. South Pacific Ocean. Remains not recovered. 

Louis J. Haahr photo 1945

First Lieutenant Louis J. Haahr

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 03, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Philippine Islands

Peter J. Farrell photo 1945

Sergeant Peter J. Farrell

Glacier Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:358th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: January 22, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in the Netherlands.