State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
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
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
Technician Fifth Grade Arnold M. Krueger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1896th Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1896th Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Date of Loss: January 12, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Staff Sergeant Ralph G. Vix
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fifth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 17, 1945 / Age: 28
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Sergeant Frank X. Schmidt
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: May 18, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in 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
Technician Fourth Grade Harold D. Ellingson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:94th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
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
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 First Class Louis W. Kram
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private First Class Louis J. Des Forges
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: March 14, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action on Iwo Jima, Volcano Island
1945
Staff Sergeant Otto J. Dockter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 14, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Sergeant Murl S. Roush
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age: 36
Killed in action in Germany