State Heroes

Technician Fifth Grade Gustave Hager

Minot, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:776th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: February 12, 1944 / Age: 34

Killed in action near Italy.

Private First Class Lawrence Rysavy

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Technical Sergeant Harold V. Shogren

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

Private John D. Milks

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Flight Officer Vernon B. Jensen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:82nd Troop Carrier Squadron

Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age: 31

He was a glider pilot in support of the D-Day landings at Normandy in what was known as Glider Operation Neptune.

First Lieutenant Glenn N. Lawritson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age: 44

Died in service in Ft Sam Houston, Texas

Private Frank Thomas

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: December 23, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Private First Class Emil Bitz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:54th Armored Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:10th Armored Division

Date of Loss: November 27, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

Corporal Leo W. Manske

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division

Date of Loss: July 01, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Saipan

Private Orville M. Chilson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Germany

Private First Class Dale E. Simonson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Germany

Sergeant Martin M. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: August 07, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Bjarne Johnson

Sverdrup Township ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 24, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Bougainville

Private First Class Robert S. Niles

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 13, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action near France.

Staff Sergeant Francis H. Stoeber

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Air Force

Date of Loss: August 30, 1944 / Age: 22

Died in service in New Guinea

Private First Class Earl G. Naumann

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Belgium