State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Corporal John D. Magnuson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:85th Cavalry Reconn Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Armored Division
Date of Loss: December 07, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private Lloyd G. Amundson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 13, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action 13 Jun 44 Kanai, Alaska
1944
Sergeant Donald L. Lillehaug
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 06, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Staff Sergeant Andrew J. Schaaf
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 04, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Staff Sergeant Delmar D. McBeth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 28, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Utrecht, Holland
1944
Private First Class James Gawryluk
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Fourth Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: July 29, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Charles R. Reiser
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:708th Amphibious Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private First Class Leonard M. Smestad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
1944
Second Lieutenant Kenneth R. Thompson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.
1944
Corporal Garner Douglas Webster
Mercer, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1035 Sig CO
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in Service. Non-Combat Jeep accident on 4 September 1944 in Italy. European African Middle Eastern Theater.
1944
Private First Class Leonard C. Nedella
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Raymond Becker
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:88th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 13, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
Private First Class Roland Kramer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 09, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in Saipan; Not confirmed however family has understood that his unit was landed on the wrong beach in Saipan and the Japanese wiped out the entire unit before they even got to the beach.
1944
Private First Class Gustave B Lindemann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 14, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private First Class Lennie Wilson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 17, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Orval E. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 17, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in Action 17 Aug 44, France