State Heroes

Private First Class Thomas White

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 26, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Private First Class Manuel L. Arechiga

World War II (WWII)

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

Private John J. Wentz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 22, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Metz, France

Private William Little Warrior

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 10, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Biak Island, New Guinea

Private Charles J. LaFrance

Maryville Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Second Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.

Private First Class Nick P. Schmidt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in Germany

First Lieutenant Morris H. Flados

Forman, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:861st Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: August 18, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action near France.

Private Robert P. Ployhar

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:103th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Sergeant Leland I. Cunningham

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 21, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France

Technical Sergeant Arnold F. Solberg

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 30

Died in service in Belgium

Private First Class Paul F. Fischer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:79th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 27, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in France

Staff Sergeant Rollin B. Gregory

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in Tabantabon, Leyte, Philippine Islands

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.

Private Jerome P. Higgins

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

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

Killed in action on Bougainville.