State Heroes Total:
3422
Service Branch

World War II

Rueben Hirschkorn photo 1944

PFC Rueben Hirschkorn

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division

Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Edward P. Morin photo 1944

Private Edward P. Morin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:85th Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in Italy

Adolphus J. Fayant photo 1944

PFC Adolphus J. Fayant

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 27, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action near Italy.

Theodore W. Carlson photo 1944

PFC Theodore W. Carlson

Cogswell, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Edward G. Meath photo 1944

1st Lieutenant Edward G. Meath

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 08, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action in France

Donald Hosie photo 1944

Private Donald Hosie

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 24, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Holland

Thomas H. Klichemann photo 1944

Private Thomas H. Kilchemann

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 30, 1944 / Age: 18

Killed in action in France

Clifford K. Nordby photo 1944

Private First Class Clifford K. Nordby

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 17, 1944 / Age: 18

Died in service in Westover Field, MA

Curtis G. Hagen photo 1944

Private First Class Curtis G. Hagen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: March 07, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Anzio, Italy

Ralph R. Bender photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Ralph R. Bender

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:710th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age: 21

Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-38075 and crashed in the North Sea near Wesermunde, Germany during the war

William F. Menke photo 1944

Technician 4th Grade William F. Menke

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 31

Died in service in Springfield, Missouri

Willaim F. Schoener photo 1944

Electrician's Mate 3C Willaim F. Schoener

Mandan, ND

World War II

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.

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.

Leon H. Brillon photo 1944

PFC Leon H. Brillon

Walhalla, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 31

Killed in action in France.

Duane F. Boyer photo 1944

Private First Class Duane F. Boyer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany