State Heroes

Private Lester A. Kubousek

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in France

Sergeant Louis Larson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Staff Sergeant George A. Gray

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:735th AAF Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 06, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in the English Channel

Second Lieutenant Clarence Aaberg

Alexandria, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:711th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 26

While returning from a mission to Regensburg, Germany, his B-17, "Rosemary III", lost 3 engines. He was able to nurse it back to southern England where his crew was able to bail out safely but his parachute failed to open.

Second Lieutenant Donald D. Bagne

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division "Santa Fe"

Date of Loss: August 12, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action 12 Aug 44 near La Poteliere, France

Private First Class Rueben Hirschkorn

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Sixth Infantry Battalion

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

Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Private First Class Francis E. Long

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 02, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Saipan

Technical Sergeant Gordon D. Hollister

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th Air Force

Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Mediterranean Area

First Lieutenant Warren R. Schuman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:91st AAF Bomber Squadron

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

Killed in the crash of C-47 #43-15660 in France while rushing troops to the front during the Battle of the Bulge. Suspected cause of the crash was iceing in the bitter cold weather.

Second Lieutenant Dougald A. McLean

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Germany

Private First Class Adolphus J. Fayant

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:91st Infantry Division

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

Killed in action near Italy.

Sergeant George B. Peterson

McCanna, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:735th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: May 08, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action near Belgium.

2nd Lieutenant Edward G. Davis

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 02, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action at Bougainville

Sergeant Leonard E. Trelstad

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 17, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Babenthal, Germany

Private Herman L. Morris

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 31

Died in service at Camp Crowder, Missouri

1st Lieutenant Dale L. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:562nd Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: April 29, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in England.