State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Adolphus J. Fayant
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:91st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 27, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Sergeant George B. Peterson
McCanna, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:735th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: May 08, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private Harold W. Borchers
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 30, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
1st Lieutenant Dale L. Miller
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:562nd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 29, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in England.
1944
Sergeant Allen Alfson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 20, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in France.
1944
First Lieutenant Loran R. Ladwig
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps
Date of Loss: September 17, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Electrician's Mate Third Class Willaim F. Schoener
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while doing maintenance on the ships engine and was electrocuted (Per statement of family 5/16/2019) - Buried at Sea. Survived by spouse Katharine.
1944
Private Alexander Demontigny
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 22, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Carl E. Krenz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 16, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private First Class Matthew American Horse
Cannonball, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 21
1944
Private Leonard A. Larson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:26th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in France
1944
Private Willard O. Orth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in France
1944
Private First Class Andrew D. Carlson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 04, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Oudler, Belgium
1944
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:546th Bomb Squadron (Heavy)
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:8th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 09, 1944 / Age: 31
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson was Killed in Action on 9 March 1944 while serving as Waist Gunner on B-17 aircraft #42-37781 (Silver Dollar) when the aircraft was struck by bombs dropped by another B-17 on a bombing mission to Berlin, Germany.
1944
Private Beryle H. Kjorvestad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in service in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1944
Private Harold L. Frostad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 21, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in France