State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Elphie E. Ledoux photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Elphie E. Ledoux

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:104th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 06, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Krist Wentz photo 1944

Private First Class Krist Wentz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:31st Tank Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Seventh Armored Division

Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Belgium.

Hadley D. Baldwin photo 1944

Flight Officer Hadley D. Baldwin

Lisbon, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Air Commando Group

Date of Loss: May 09, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action. Burma. Remains not recovered.

William R. McKay photo 1944

Chief Machinist's Mate William R. McKay

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 17, 1944 / Age: 44

Died in service in Seattle, Washington

Daniel Holwegner photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Daniel Holwegner

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: February 03, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action near Italy.

Reuben E. Hoff photo 1944

Private Rueben E. Hoff

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in France

Arthur D. Brown photo 1944

Private Arthur D. Brown

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age: 36

Killed in action in France

Earl B. Sondreal photo 1944

Private First Class Earl B. Sondreal

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 10, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Francis A. Fee photo 1944

Sergeant Francis A. Fee

Ops Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Fourth Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

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

Killed in action near France.

Anton Pfeifer photo 1944

Private Anton Pfeifer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Donald B. Keller photo 1944

Aviation Cadet Donald B. Keller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 06, 1944 / Age: 20

Died in service in Berry, Arizona

John Svenningsen photo 1944

Major John Svenningsen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 27

He died in service when the transport on which he was a passenger returning stateside, C-54ASkymaster #41-37292, crashed after takeoff in Accra (present day Ghana).

Thomas G. Root photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Thomas G. Root

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 21

Died in service in Austria

Ronald J. Nicolson photo 1944

Private Ronald J. Nicolson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in Brest, France

John Mintz photo 1944

Private First Class John Mintz

Monango, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:743rd Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: April 02, 1944 / Age:

Died in service in England.