State Heroes Total:
3939
Service Branch

World War II

Orlin J. Gullingsrud photo 1944

Technician 5th Grade Orlin J. Gullingsrud

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:362nd Field Artillery Battalion

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

Date of Loss: November 03, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action on Leyte Island

Sverre A. Sjue photo 1944

Aviation Cadet Sverre A. Sjue

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 25

Died in service in Phoenix, Arizona after getting hit by a car.

Ronald E. Bartley photo 1944

Flight Officer Ronald E. Bartley

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:510th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 20, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany 

Bennie O. Thompson photo 1944

Private First Class Bennie O. Thompson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 09, 1944 / Age: 25

Died in service in Alaska.

Jacob J. Miltenberger photo 1944

Private First Class Jacob J. Miltenberger

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 22, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in Ft Hase, Hawaii

John Gums photo 1944

Staff Sergeant John Gums

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24J #44-40540

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22

B-24J #44-40540 took off, with a crew of 10, from Morotai, North Maluku Province, Indonesia on a bombing mission over Balikpapan island in Borneo.

Herbert Bauer photo 1944

Storekeeper Third Class Herbert Bauer

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands

Clarence A. Thompson photo 1944

Technician 4th Grade Clarence A. Thompson

Dover Township ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in France

Robert W. Arhart photo 1944

Staff Sgt. Robert W. Arhart

Fargo, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 85th Bomber Squadron, 47th Bomber Group, Light

Date of Loss: June 29, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Belgium.

Joe F. Hausler photo 1944

Corp. Joe F. Hausler

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 02, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Willaim F. Schoener photo 1944

Electrician's Mate 3C Willaim F. Schoener

Mandan, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age: 23

Died while doing maintenance on the ships engine and was electrocuted (Per statement of family 5/16/2019) - Buried at Sea. Survived by spouse Katharine.

Tellef C. Hoverson photo 1944

Sergeant Tellef C. Hoverson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 07, 1944 / Age: 31

Killed in action in Germany

Donald R. Emerson photo 1944

Capt. Donald R. Emerson

Pembina, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action while flying a P-51 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was heading back to his base after a mission when he encountered six enemy planes.

Russell H. Kinzer photo 1944

Ensign Russell H. Kinzer

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 30, 1944 / Age: 21

Died in service in a plane crash. The plane Ensign Kinzer was flying collided with another plane during a training flight in Green Cove Springs, Florida.

Glenn A. Dilland photo 1944

Private First Class Glenn A. Dilland

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 17, 1944 / Age: 36

Killed in action in France