State Heroes Total:
3932
Service Branch

World War II

Donald Adams photo 1945

EM3 Donald Adams

Wahpeton, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: May 28, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Okinawa, Japan.

Remains not recovered.

 

William Keller photo 1945

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class William Keller

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 05, 1945 / Age: 24

Died in service in Brooklyn, New York

Adelard L. La Coste photo 1945

Private First Class Adelard L. La Coste

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Germany

Gerhard R. Lund photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Gerhard R. Lund

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:17th Airborne Division

Date of Loss: March 28, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Germany

James H. Magoris photo 1945

PFC James H. Magoris

Larimore, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 09, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

John A. Barrow photo 1945

Electrician's Mate Third Class John A. Barrow

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Okinawa

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.

Alvin E. Berger photo 1945

PFC Alvin E. Berger

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in Luxembourg.

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

Robert J. De Vol photo 1945

Private First Class Robert J. De Vol

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Killed in Action in Iwo Jima

Carl W. Nelson photo 1945

PFC Carl W. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 301st Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 26, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

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.