State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Technical Sergeant Harold V. Shogren
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
1944
Private John D. Milks
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1944
Flight Officer Vernon B. Jensen
World War II (WWII)
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.
1944
Private First Class Otto P. Cherny
Dickinson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:81st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action while accompanying a night patrol in Angaur. They succeeded in placing several demolition charges in enemy territory before being discovered by the enemy. During the fight that followed, he was killed by enemy fire.
1944
First Lieutenant Glenn N. Lawritson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age: 44
Died in service in Ft Sam Houston, Texas
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.
1944
Private Lester Tellinghuisen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 28, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Lawrence J. Harmon
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: March 24, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Bougainville Island
1944
Private First Class Robert D. Block
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 29, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Holland
1944
Private First Class Charles M. Page Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in France
1944
Staff Sergeant Albert R. Rodacker
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.
1944
Second Lieutenant Henry F. Telken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:576th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: July 21, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action when his plane went down in Ammersee, a body of water that is a large lake about (12) miles due east of Landsberg, Germany, and approximately (25) miles southwest of Munich,
1944
Private First Class Marvin G. Miller
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 06, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France
1944
Private Vernon H. Nielson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Jesse Navarro
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 26, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France
1944
Technical Sergeant Harold M. Knutson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany