State Heroes Total:
3411
Service Branch

World War II

Manuel L.  Arechiga photo 1944

Private First Class Manuel L. Arechiga

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:88th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 13, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Italy

John R. McGee photo 1944

Sergeant John R. McGee

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Italy

William F. Henrichs photo 1944

Sergeant William F. Henrichs

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

Francis F. Feist photo 1944

Private Francis F. Feist

World War II

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

George A. Gray photo 1944

Staff Sergeant George A. Gray

World War II

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

Edward P. Morin photo 1944

Private Edward P. Morin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:85th Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in Italy

Edward G. Meath photo 1944

1st Lieutenant Edward G. Meath

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 08, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action in France

Donald Hosie photo 1944

Private Donald Hosie

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 24, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Holland

Thomas H. Klichemann photo 1944

Private Thomas H. Kilchemann

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 30, 1944 / Age: 18

Killed in action in France

Clifford K. Nordby photo 1944

Private First Class Clifford K. Nordby

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 17, 1944 / Age: 18

Died in service in Westover Field, MA

Curtis G. Hagen photo 1944

Private First Class Curtis G. Hagen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in Anzio, Italy

Ralph R. Bender photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Ralph R. Bender

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:710th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age: 21

Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-38075 and crashed in the North Sea near Wesermunde, Germany during the war

William F. Menke photo 1944

Technician 4th Grade William F. Menke

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 31

Died in service in Springfield, Missouri

Duane F. Boyer photo 1944

Private First Class Duane F. Boyer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Vernon B. Jensen photo 1944

Flight Officer Vernon B. Jensen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:82nd Troop Carrier Squadron

Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age: 31

He was a glider pilot in support of the D-Day landings at Normandy in what was known as Glider Operation Neptune.