State Heroes Total:
3932
Service Branch

World War II

John B. Darcy photo 1945

Private First Class John B. Darcy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 23, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Luzon

Pius G. Kuntz photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant Pius G. Kuntz

World War II

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.

Harold L. Olson photo 1945

Seaman 1st Class Harold L. Olson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Okinawa

Adrian L. Lucken photo 1945

Private First Class Adrian L. Lucken

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 18, 1945 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Okinawa

Donald G. McNeill photo 1945

Sergeant Donald G. McNeill

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Wesel, Germany

John H. Hooker photo 1945

Private First Class John H. Hooker

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age: 35

Killed in action in Luxembourg, Belgium

John M. Spencer photo 1945

Private First Class John M. Spencer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 24, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Germany

Gerald H. Moulton photo 1945

Private Gerald H. Moulton

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in Luxemburg, Germany

Leonard I. Langager photo 1945

PFC Leonard I. Langager

Mayville, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 333rd Infantry Regiment, 84th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion, C Company

Date of Loss: April 13, 1945 / Age:

US Army Infantry

Killed in action by a sniper the last day of the war in the Netherlands.

 

Lloyd J. Wedwick photo 1945

Sergeant Lloyd J. Wedwick

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Harold Roundy photo 1945

Private First Class Harold Roundy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 13, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Germany

Gene S. Williams photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Gene S. Williams

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 17, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Okinawa

Wayne M. Lybeck photo 1945

1st Sergeant Wayne M. Lybeck

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 11, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Luxembourg, Germany

Donald J. Ewals photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Donald J. Ewals

New Rockford, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 156th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: October 08, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action near France.

Rueben Pepple photo 1945

Pvt. Rueben Pepple

Cathay, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.