State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

World War II

Athniel W. Gebhard photo 1944

PFC Athniel W. Gebhard

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Russell Reykjalin photo 1944

2nd Lt. Russell Reykjalin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 13, 1944 / Age: 34

Killed in action near France.

Lawrence R. Nelson photo 1944

Technical Sergeant Lawrence R. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 08, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action in France

Roland Kramer photo 1944

Private First Class Roland Kramer

World War II

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.

Gustave Odegard photo 1944

Private First Class Gustave Odegard

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 11, 1944 / Age: 25

Died in service in Italy

Telmer C. Lindquist photo 1944

PFC Telmer C. Lindquist

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 35

Killed in action in France.

Gustave B, Lindemann photo 1944

PFC Gustave B, Lindemann

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: August 14, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Orval E. Anderson photo 1944

Private First Class Orval E. Anderson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 17, 1944 / Age: 23

 Killed in Action 17 Aug 44, France

Owen W. Sorom photo 1944

Pvt. Owen W. Sorom

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Chester B. Henderickson photo 1944

Technical Sergeant Chester B. Henderickson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 31

On Christmas Eve 1944, the Belgium troopship SS Leopoldville, left the pier at Southampton, England with over 2,000 American soldiers assigned to the 66th Infantry Division and crossed the English Channel to France.

Robert D. Smith photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Robert D. Smith

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 27, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Paul O. Thurn photo 1944

Technician 5th Grade Paul O. Thurn

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in France

Harold P. Mooney photo 1944

Sergeant Harold P. Mooney

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Naples, Italy

James J. Ford photo 1944

2nd Lt. James J. Ford

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: February 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

George A. Kalis photo 1944

Technician 4th Grade George A. Kalis

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 09, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Saipan