State Heroes Total:
3939
Service Branch

World War II

Gilbert P. Lafferty photo 1945

Pvt. Gilbert P. Lafferty

Leyden, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Belgium.

Carl B. Wasness photo 1945

Private First Class Carl B. Wasness

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:79th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Marvin D. Arntz photo 1945

PFC Marvin D. Arntz

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

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

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Lewis A. Schuchard photo 1945

Sgt. Lewis A. Schuchard

Bryant, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 38

Killed in action in Limburg, Netherlands.

John H. Bustin photo 1945

Private First Class John H. Bustin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1345 Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Loss: May 10, 1945 / Age: 24

Died in service in Msinching, China

Francis J. Mozinski photo 1945

Private First Class Francis J. Mozinski

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Zamami Shima, Ryukyu Islands

Howard J. Erb photo 1945

Sergeant Howard J. Erb

Garrison, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 04, 1945 / Age: 31

Killed in action near France.

Robert James De Vol photo 1945

Private First Class Robert J. De Vol

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Marines' Fourth Division

Date of Loss: February 19, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in Action in Iwo Jima

Fred R. Melnick photo 1945

Corporal Fred R. Melnick

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 31st Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Arnold T. Larson photo 1945

Private Arnold T. Larson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Okinawa

Frederic T. Fox photo 1945

Private First Class Frederic T. Fox

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: May 17, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Okinawa

Alvin Leonard Bernhoft photo 1945

Private First Class Alvin Leonard Bernhoft

Hensel, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:164th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: February 28, 1945 / Age: 28

Joined the 164th Regt., U. S. Army, Apr. 22, 1941. He saw service at Louisiana, Aust­ralia, New Caledonia, Fiji Islands, Guad­alcanal, Bougainville and the Philippine Islands. He lost his life Feb. 28, 1945, dur­ing heavy action on Leyte. 

Glenn O. Hagen photo 1945

Private First Class Glenn O. Hagen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Brandenburg, Germany

Lawrence A. Possibuon photo 1945

Private Lawrence A. Possibuon

World War II

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

Joseph H. Hartinger photo 1945

Pvt. Joseph H. Hartinger

Curlew Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age: 30

Killed in action near Belgium.