State Heroes Total:
3372
Service Branch

World War II

Roy D. Nelson photo 1942

Private First Class Roy D. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 01, 1942 / Age: 23

Died in service in New Caledonia

Renes F. Hitchcock photo 1942

Private First Class Renes F. Hitchcock

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 22, 1942 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Clyde G. Morgan photo 1942

Sergeant Clyde G. Morgan

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 10, 1942 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

George R. Dohn Jr. photo 1942

Private George R. Dohn Jr.

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 06, 1942 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

LaVerne E. Ulmer photo 1942

Corporal LaVerne E. Ulmer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 28, 1942 / Age: 24

Died in service at the POW Camp Cabanatuan in the Philippine Islands

Edward H. Allen photo 1942

Lieutenant Edward H. Allen

Pekin, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Lexington

Date of Loss: May 07, 1942 / Age: 34

Killed in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Member of scouting squadron 2. Remains not recovered.

Milton P. Quandt photo 1942

Staff Sergeant Milton P. Quandt

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 04, 1942 / Age: 23

Paul E. Runey photo 1942

Master Sgt. Paul E. Runey

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group

Date of Loss: October 05, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Arthur W. Jones photo 1942

Staff Sergeant Arthur W. Jones

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 05, 1942 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Island

Melvin Monson photo 1942

Private Melvin Monson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 15, 1942 / Age: 37

Died in service in Ft Lewis, Washington

Gordon T. Dahl photo 1942

Seaman 1st Class Gordon T. Dahl

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Ingraham DD-444

Date of Loss: August 22, 1942 / Age: 21

Killed in action on the Ingraham. The destroyer Ingraham on July 19, 1941 and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles.

Herman C. Diede photo 1942

Corporal Herman C. Diede

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Virgil A. Lane photo 1942

Sergeant First Class Virgil A. Lane

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 22

Virgil Lane was killed Nov. 21, 1942, on Guadalcanal while serving with the 164th North Dakota Infantry Regiment in World War II. The Hillsboro Lane-Osmon Veterans of Foreign Wars post is named in honor of Virgil's memory.

Alvin F. Callahan photo 1942

Private Alvin F. Callahan

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 07, 1942 / Age: 31

Died in a plane crash at South Plains Army Flying School

Steven Zakopayko photo 1942

PVT Steven Zakopayko

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 15, 1942 / Age:

Died at Guadal Canal, Solomon Islands