State Heroes

Second Lieutenant Ray W. Shively

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Armored Division

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

Killed in action in Belgium

Private First Class Beverly A. Janis

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in France

Staff Sergeant Chester H. Steenson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 25, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Italy

Private First Class Melvin G. Beyer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in France.

Private Francis F. Feist

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:106th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 19, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Germany

Second Lieutenant Ernest L. Gray

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 19, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action in France

Private First Class David A. Hedland

Englevale, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 34

David Arnold Hedland entered the US Army at Ft. MacArthur Los Angeles, California on 12 January 1944.

Private Herman Hoffer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Clarence O. Erickson

Bowman, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

First Lieutenant Wallace W. Bengson

Esmond, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:327th Bomber Squadron

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

Killed in action in the Netherlands while flying as a navigator on a B-17 of the 92nd Bomb Group. His aircraft collided with another and lost half of the right wing.

Private First Class Bernard E. Grua

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 12, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in Saipan

Technician Fifth Grade Ewaldt F. Hasenwinkel

Elysian Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department

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

Killed in action near Italy.

Corporal Eugene R. Bakkum

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Arthur L. Horntvedt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Belgium

Sergeant Jack Ell

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 04, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Oswald P. Kjilbak

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action at Lyte, P.I.