State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

David A. Hedland photo 1944

Private First Class David A. Hedland

Englevale, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 34

David Arnold Hedland entered the US Army at Ft. MacArthur Los Angeles, California on 12 January 1944.

Samuel F. Linn photo 1944

Private First Class Samuel F. Linn

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Normandy, France

Emmett J. Erickson photo 1944

Private First Class Emmett J. Erickson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:91st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 22, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Italy

Francis W.  Anderson photo 1944

Private First Class Francis W. Anderson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action 12 Nov 44 Leyte

John E. Bower photo 1944

Private John E. Bower

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Italy

Bernard Krueger photo 1944

Private Bernard Krueger

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 04, 1944 / Age: 32

Died in service in Europe

John Kavaney photo 1944

Private John Kavaney

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 03, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Normandy, France

Orman O. Fish photo 1944

Second Lieutenant Orman O. Fish

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 24, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Italy

Earl K. Grodt photo 1944

Private First Class Earl K. Grodt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:91st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Italy

William C. Baker photo 1944

Private William C. Baker

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 03, 1944 / Age: 30

 Killed in action 3 Nov 44 Germany

Albert B. Buchert photo 1944

Private First Class Albert B. Buchert

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 08, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action at Salpan Islands

William A. Davis photo 1944

Private First Class William A. Davis

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in New Guinea

Arthur S. Knutson photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Arthur S. Knutson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:333 Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:38 Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in Action 12 May 1944, Italy.

Buried in Evanger Cemetery Norma North Dakota.

Name included on page 784 of Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II1941-1945.

John Gums photo 1944

Staff Sergeant John Gums

World War II (WWII)

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 (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Killed in action in San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands