State Heroes

Captain Melville C. La Force

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:63rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 04, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private Glenn E. Hover

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Shima, Ryukyus Island

Private First Class Adolph Buxie

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action on the Philippine Islands

Private First Class Floyd B. Anderson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: January 25, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in The Philippines.

Private First Class Ray S. Kreamer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:61st Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:10th Armored Division

Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Private First Class William J. Van De Hoven

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:32nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 30, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Technical Sergeant Guy L. Hagen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:35th Infantry

Date of Loss: February 05, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands

Private First Class Gunnar A. Benidikston

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in the vicinity of Butgenbach, Belgium. At the time of his death he was rifleman with his company which was attacking an enemy-held position.

Private Adam Schaff

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Camille I. Du Puis

Rugby, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Service Command, Eighth Air Force

Date of Loss: May 10, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in England.

Staff Sergeant Kenneth D. Olson

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:10th Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fourth Armored Division

Date of Loss: November 16, 1945 / Age: 20

Died in Germany. Sgt. Olson was crossing a bridge over the Danube River when he tripped and fell off the treadway, striking his head and was knocked unconscious.

Second Lieutenant Robert E. Friesz

World War II (WWII)

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

Private First Class Merle E. Casey

World War II (WWII)

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

Private First Class Joseph P. Dennick

Beaulieu Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: March 07, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Private First Class Robert W. Dunlap

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:41st Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in the Philippines.

First Lieutenant Jordan E. Keister

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:428 Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 10, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.