State Heroes Total:
3931
Service Branch

World War II

Reuben Wacker photo 1944

Private Reuben Wacker

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:119th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 24, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action near France.

Victor C. Anderson photo 1944

Staff Sgt. Victor C. Anderson

Edmore, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in France.

Ewaldt F. Hasenwinkel photo 1944

Tech. 5c Ewaldt F. Hasenwinkel

Elysian Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department

Date of Loss: July 24, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action near Italy.

Albert Schneider photo 1944

Tech. 5c Albert Schneider

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 743rd Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: November 19, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Alvin Overby photo 1944

PFC Alvin Overby

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 13, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in France.

Gerhard A. Skjefte photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Gerhard A. Skjefte

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 02, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Italy

Harold M. Moberg photo 1944

Sergeant Harold M. Moberg

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 06, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Brachwitz, Germany

Aloysius J. Streifel photo 1944

Private Aloysius J. Streifel

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 23, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in France

Arthur H. Ries photo 1944

Private First Class Arthur H. Ries

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

James A. Knutson photo 1944

PFC James A. Knutson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Leroy S. Upton photo 1944

Pvt. Leroy S. Upton

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

John Haid photo 1944

Pvt. John Haid

Wood Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 18, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action near Belgium

Frank A. Schan photo 1944

Private First Class Frank A. Schan

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 12, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France

Norman H.  Nelson photo 1944

Captain Norman H. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 313th Fighter Squadron

Date of Loss: July 02, 1944 / Age: 24

He was a passenger aboard Cessna Bobcat UC-78 #43-7528 when he was killed on July 2, 1944, in a plane crash in England.

Michael Kempel photo 1944

Pvt. Michael Kempel

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

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

Killed in action near Luxembourg.