State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Herman E. Lange
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Earl W. Weber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fifth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 16, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1944
Staff Sergeant Ingwal J. Hermanson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:446th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: December 10, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Staff Sergeant Anton Schweitzer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action near France.
1944
First Lieutenant Lowell A. Fiskum
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:506th Bomb Squadron
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Hansberg, Germany in a plane that went down during a mission
1944
Private Ronald L. Swalley
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 28, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action on Anzio Beach, Italy
1944
Private Wallace A. Ronning
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 06, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
1944
Private First Class John A. Fadness
Eastman Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 23, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in England.
1944
Corporal John W. Kunde
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in Las Vegas, Nevada
1944
Private First Class Ivan O. Bustad
Ellisville, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:57th Signal Battalion
Date of Loss: February 08, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private First Class Alex Bakken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age: 38
Killed in action in France
1944
Flight Officer Sylvan R. Lucier
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 27
Died in service in Tilfield, England
1943
Private First Class Milbert E. Burkle
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Otter Island
1943
Private Clarence H. Overby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Third Medical Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy while engaging in carrying wounded from the field of battle, being a member of the hospital corps unit. He died when the Jeep he was riding in drove over a Teller mine.
1943
Staff Sergeant Clarence O. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:364th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: November 15, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action on a formation practice flight in a B-17, in a midair collision over Chelveston.
1944
Second Lieutenant Gilmore W. Harper
Cartwright, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 16, 1944 / Age: