State Heroes Total:
3940
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Rudolph L.  Jenson photo 1944

1st Lieutenant Rudolph L. Jenson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17G #42-31695

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:369th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 22, 1944 / Age: 26

B-17G #42-31695 took off, with a crew of 10, from Station 111 Thurleigh, England on a bombing mission over Bernburg, Germany.

Abner J. Olson photo 1944

Pvt. Abner J. Olson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 81st Replacement Battalion

Date of Loss: May 30, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near England.

Walter Dietz photo 1944

Corp. Walter Dietz

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action near Italy.

Leo W. Manske photo 1944

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

Orville L. Blumhagen photo 1944

2nd Lt. Orville L. Blumhagen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 746th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: October 16, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Italy.

Emil Bitz photo 1944

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

Dale E. Simonson photo 1944

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

Martin M. Miller photo 1944

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

Albert Albrecht photo 1944

Private First Class Albert Albrecht

Temvik, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Second Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in France

Robert D. Block photo 1944

Private First Class Robert D. Block

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 29, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Holland

Henry F. Telken photo 1944

2nd Lieutenant Henry F. Telken

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:576th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: July 21, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action when his plane went down in Ammersee, a body of water that is a large lake about (12) miles due east of Landsberg, Germany, and approximately (25) miles southwest of Munich,

Marvin G. Miller photo 1944

Private First Class Marvin G. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 06, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

Perry L. Romine photo 1944

Pvt. Perry L. Romine

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 15, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Jesse Navarro photo 1944

Private Jesse Navarro

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: August 26, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France

John W. Day photo 1944

Staff Sgt. John W. Day

New Rockford, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 353rd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy

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

Killed in action near Italy.