State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Second Lieutenant Alan L. Sorenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Achern, Germany, when hit by enemy shell fragments.
1945
Private First Class Jack Morrell
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 27, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Sergeant Oliver A. Indergaard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:99th Infantry Battalion
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
Second Lieutenant Alan L. Sorensen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Corporal Emmett O. Lund
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 31, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Colonel Orin D. Haugen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Airborne Division
Date of Loss: February 22, 1945 / Age: 37
Colonel Haugen was in Parañaque when he was hit by a fragment from a 20mm anti-aircraft shell that the Japanese were firing at his troops.
1945
Private First Class Ervin Allmendinger
Dodge, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:79th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 11, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action.
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Holland. Plot E Row 2 Grave 12.
Service # 37554609
1945
Sergeant Ray J. Forster
Richardton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:487th Fighter Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:352nd Fighter Group
Date of Loss: February 03, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action near Belgium.
From WWII Book:
1945
Private Lawrence G. Gerving
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 20, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Staff Sergeant Donavon Blake
Underwood, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:44th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in France.
1945
Staff Sergeant Ernest M. Holzemer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Technician Fifth Grade Henry E. Winne
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Airborne Division
Date of Loss: March 11, 1945 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Technician Fifth Grade Richard J. Lynch
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Private First Class Arland L. Boye
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marine Division
Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
1945
Private Lawrence A. Possibuon
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps - SS
Date of Loss: June 02, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service on Parris Island, South Carolina
1945
Staff Sergeant Sindey E. Ambroson
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 23, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action 23 Mar 45 in Luzon