State Heroes Total:
3931
Service Branch

World War II

Neil W. McIntyre photo 1945

Pvt. Neil W. McIntyre

Williston, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: April 08, 1945 / Age: 18

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Robert E. Friesz photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant Robert E. Friesz

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:29th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 25, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in France

John C. Knight photo 1945

Tech. 4c John C. Knight

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: March 12, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Merle E. Casey photo 1945

Private First Class Merle E. Casey

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:43rd Infantry Division

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

Died in service in the Philippine Islands

Robert W. Dunlap photo 1945

PFC Robert W. Dunlap

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 22, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in the Philippines.

George  Schaff photo 1945

Private First Class George Schaff

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Date of Loss: January 20, 1945 / Age: 29

Died in service in Belgium.

George D. Smith photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant George D. Smith

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:496th AAF Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Germany

Nickolie J. Thompson photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant Nickolie J. Thompson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 03, 1945 / Age: 25

Died in a plane crash in Arcdome Mount, Nevada.

Darwin P. Peterson photo 1945

Seaman 2nd Class Darwin P. Peterson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in the Asiatic Area

James F. McGrath photo 1945

Sergeant James F. McGrath

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 03, 1945 / Age: 26

Sergeant McGrath perished in the crash of U.S. Army Air Corps B-24J Liberator #42-78538, 10 miles north of Weiser, Idaho. 

Wendell D. Moore photo 1945

Private Wendell D. Moore

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Germany

Oscar H. Swenson photo 1945

Private First Class Oscar H. Swenson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 03, 1945 / Age: 32

Died in service in Italy

Harlan W. Sorenson photo 1945

Private First Class Harlan W. Sorenson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 26, 1945 / Age: 21

Died in service in Springfield, Missouri due to wounds from a Japanese bullet.

Vernon R. Seabrook photo 1945

Private Vernon R. Seabrook

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 13, 1945 / Age: 24

 A shell hit his whole company and they were buried there in one grave with their names on a large grave site memorial. They were in Okinawa when it happened.

Carsten G. Lorntson photo 1945

Corporal Carsten G. Lorntson

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 04, 1945 / Age: 28

Died in service in Indio, California