State Heroes

Private Michael Kempel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:80th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 23, 1944 / Age: 34

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Private First Class Eugene O. Hanson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in France

Private Gilbert T. Owens

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:233rd Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 31

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Private First Class Walter Cerny

Lark, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action near Italy.

Sergeant William L. Braun

Sterling, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: October 01, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Holland.

Private First Class James A. Diemert

Eckelson Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division

Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action near Belgium.

Staff Sergeant John W. Day

New Rockford, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:353rd Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: January 11, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action near Italy.

Staff Sergeant Leo F. Baumgartner

Strasburg, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:957th Field Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: July 25, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action at the beginning of operation Cobra.

Private First Class Emil Bitz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:54th Armored Infantry Battalion

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

Date of Loss: November 27, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

Corporal Leo W. Manske

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division

Date of Loss: July 01, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Saipan

Private Orville M. Chilson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in Germany

Private First Class Dale E. Simonson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Germany

Sergeant Martin M. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Bjarne Johnson

Sverdrup Township ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 24, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Bougainville

Private First Class Robert S. Niles

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 13, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action near France.

Staff Sergeant Francis H. Stoeber

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Air Force

Date of Loss: August 30, 1944 / Age: 22

Died in service in New Guinea