State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Elmer E. Wolford photo 1945

Private Elmer E. Wolford

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:589th Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:106th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Norman R. Benson photo 1945

Private First Class Norman R. Benson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Marine Division

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

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Harvey W. Johnson photo 1945

Corporal Harvey W. Johnson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fifth Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Lloyd R. Stenerson photo 1945

Technician Fifth Class Lloyd R. Stenerson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:33rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Joseph A. Carlascio photo 1945

Private Joseph A. Carlascio

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 11, 1945 / Age: 28

Died in service in Luzon, Philippines

Edward Reichenberg photo 1945

Private Edward Reichenberg

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 02, 1945 / Age: 30

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

George L. Murray photo 1945

Second Lieutenant George L. Murray

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age: 22

Lt. George Murray was killed when the P-47D he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 20 miles east of Matagorda, Texas.

Twan D. Wade photo 1945

Private First Class Twan D. Wade

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Belgium

Joseph E. Lautz photo 1945

Private First Class Joseph E. Lautz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:70th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: February 18, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in France

George Volk photo 1945

Sergeant George Volk

Orrin, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: April 04, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed-in-action during the Battle of Okinawa

Clarence B. Workman photo 1945

Sergeant Clarence B. Workman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:55th Armed Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Armored Division

Date of Loss: March 11, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Germany

Paul E. Charbonneau photo 1945

Technical Sergeant Paul E. Charbonneau

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:786th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: April 11, 1945 / Age: 24

B-24H #41-29423 took off from Attlebridge, England on a bombing mission over Oschersleben, Germany. They were attacked by German fighter planes which damaged the #1 engine causing them to crash in Germany during the war. 

Edwin C. Ziemann photo 1945

Sergeant Edwin C. Ziemann

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Regiment

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

Died in service in Luzon, Philippine Islands

Clarion C. Wysocki photo 1945

Corporal Clarion C. Wysocki

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:754th Field Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Germany

Virgil J. Stubbs photo 1945

Private Virgil J. Stubbs

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 01, 1945 / Age: