State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

World War II

Luther E. Halden photo 1944

Private First Class Luther E. Halden

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 03, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in France

Vernon O. Berg photo 1944

Private First Class Vernon O. Berg

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

Miles O. Shelley photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Miles O. Shelley

Carrington

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: April 01, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in the Solomon Islands

Obert L. Halseth photo 1944

PFC Obert L. Halseth

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 56th Signal Air Warning Battalion

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in England. Died of wounds suffered in the invasion of France.

Vernon T. Starks photo 1944

Private First Class Vernon T. Starks

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 19, 1944 / Age: 22

Died in service in Leyte, Philippine Islands

George Ravnaas photo 1944

Private First Class George Ravnaas

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: July 28, 1944 / Age: 20

Died in service in Guam

Clifton O. Wade photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Clifton O. Wade

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:429 AAF Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: August 05, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action when his plane was shot down over Naples, Italy. 

Robert A. Ulland photo 1944

2nd Lieutenant Robert A. Ulland

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 12, 1944 / Age: 26

Died in service in Waddington, England

William E. Lawrence photo 1944

Private First Class William E. Lawrence

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Peleliu, Palau Islands

Theodore R. Zech photo 1944

2nd Lieutenant Theodore R. Zech

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

Harold W. Wolff photo 1944

Private Harold W. Wolff

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 04, 1944 / Age: 20

Died in service in Indianapolis, Indiana

Ervin Ostenrude photo 1944

Private First Class Ervin Ostenrude

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 10, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action in France

Frederick H. Maiers photo 1944

Technical Sergeant Frederick H. Maiers

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

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

Date of Loss: November 09, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in France

Edward J. Birch photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Edward J. Birch

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17 Flying Fortress

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:32nd Bomber Squadron B-17 FLYING FORTRESS

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th US Army Air Forces

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in a plane that crashed in Austria, the plane departed Italy

Robert Alexander photo 1944

Private First Class Robert Alexander

Tolley, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:105th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age:

He was killed in action during the Battle of Saipan as his unit defended against a Japanese attack in the area of Tanapag. PFC Alexander's remains were not recovered or identified following his loss.