State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Orin E. Olson photo 1944

First Lieutenant Orin E. Olson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:448th Bomber Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Air Force

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

On July 26 they were bombing a bridge on the Adiage River near Verona, Italy, when their plane was hit in the left engine. Orin stayed at the controls of the plane as other crew members parachuted out.

Sam Ziegler photo 1944

Private First Class Sam Ziegler

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:747th Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: September 02, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Ivan C. Beatty photo 1944

Private Ivan C. Beatty

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion, Amphibian Team Group, Fleet Marine Force.

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion

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

Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Peleliu Island, Palau Islands

Fenn T. Straster photo 1944

Corporal Fenn T. Straster

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Eighth Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 27, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

James A. Howard photo 1944

Major James A. Howard

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:369th AAF Fighter Squadron

Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Germany

Harold B. Stair photo 1944

Private Harold B. Stair

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 06, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in France

Edwin A. Germann photo 1944

Technician Fourth Class Edwin A. Germann

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:753rd Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: May 24, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Roy J. Kitagawa photo 1944

Private First Class Roy J. Kitagawa

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:100th Battalion

Date of Loss: October 22, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in France

Leonard J. Larson photo 1944

Private First Class Leonard J. Larson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in France

Guy A. Combs, Jr. photo 1944

Private First Class Guy A. Combs, Jr.

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:237th Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action near France.

Matthew American Horse photo 1944

Private First Class Matthew American Horse

Cannonball, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 21

Willard O. Orth photo 1944

Private Willard O. Orth

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Died in service in France

Clifford H. Wold photo 1944

Private First Class Clifford H. Wold

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in France.

Russell W. Bellows photo 1944

Lieutenant Colonel Russell W. Bellows

Jamestown, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Division Artillery, 96th Infantry Division

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 10, 1944 / Age: 35

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Beverly A. Janis photo 1944

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