State Heroes Total:
3937
Service Branch

World War II

Francis A. Fee photo 1944

Sgt. Francis A. Fee

Ops Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

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

Killed in action near France.

John Mintz photo 1944

Private First Class John Mintz

Monango, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 743rd Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: April 02, 1944 / Age:

Died in service in England.

Philip E. Kupper photo 1944

Private First Class Philip E. Kupper

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 23, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action in France

Theodore W. Carlson photo 1944

PFC Theodore W. Carlson

Cogswell, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Wellington E. Landis photo 1944

2nd Lt. Wellington E. Landis

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 788th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action. Lt. Landis was the Navigator on Lt. James Roden's B-24 crew. He was killed when their aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany.

Wayne M. Wayrynen photo 1944

Staff Sgt. Wayne M. Wayrynen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Ranger Battalion

Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Bernard E. Grua photo 1944

Private First Class Bernard E. Grua

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 12, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in Saipan

Eugene R. Bakkum photo 1944

Corporal Eugene R. Bakkum

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

Arthur L. Horntvedt photo 1944

Private First Class Arthur L. Horntvedt

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in Belgium

Lloyd E. Burns photo 1944

Private First Class Lloyd E. Burns

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:84th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 12, 1944 / Age: 24

Died in service in Germany

James P. Sperry photo 1944

Seaman 2nd Class James P. Sperry

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Died in service in the Pacific Area

Loris M. Espeseth photo 1944

Staff Sgt. Loris M. Espeseth

Eldorado, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action in England.

Edwin Kienzle photo 1944

Gunnery Sergeant Edwin Kienzle

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

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

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

Killed in action in Guam

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

George V. Olson photo 1944

CPL George V. Olson

Banks, ND

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: January 21, 1944 / Age:

Died at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii