State Heroes Total:
3940
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Arthur Wagner photo 1944

Private First Class Arthur Wagner

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 03, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in Italy

Harry D. Dougherty photo 1944

PFC Harry D. Dougherty

Guthrie, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 07, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action near France.

Howard A. McBain photo 1944

Tech. 4c Howard A. McBain

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 376th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 22, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Joseph M. Laviolette photo 1944

Private Joseph M. Laviolette

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: December 22, 1944 / Age: 21

Died in service in Bastogne, Belgium

Leone R. Wralstad photo 1944

Technician 5th Grade Leone R. Wralstad

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Burma

Erwin W.C. Overbo photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Erwin W.C. Overbo

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Dutch, New Guinea

William E. Lawrence photo 1944

Private First Class William E. Lawrence

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division

Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Peleliu, Palau Islands

Theodore R. Zech photo 1944

2nd Lieutenant Theodore R. Zech

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

Curtis L. Wright Jr. photo 1944

Aviation Radioman Curtis L. Wright Jr.

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Yorktown

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Yap Island

Orville R. Overby photo 1944

Private First Class Orville R. Overby

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in Germany

Louis J. Mangold photo 1944

Private First Class Louis J. Mangold

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in New Guinea

Edward J. Birch photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Edward J. Birch

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17 Flying Fortress

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:32nd Bomber Squadron B-17 FLYING FORTRESS

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th US Army Air Forces

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in a plane that crashed in Austria, the plane departed Italy

Rueben S. Tastad photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Rueben S. Tastad

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

Robert Alexander photo 1944

Private First Class Robert Alexander

Tolley, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:105th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age:

He was killed in action during the Battle of Saipan as his unit defended against a Japanese attack in the area of Tanapag. PFC Alexander's remains were not recovered or identified following his loss.

Lloyd R. Miller photo 1944

Private First Class Lloyd R. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 07, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands