State Heroes Total:
3943
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Henry Franklin Brown photo 1944

Private First Class Henry F. Brown

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: OPN Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:132 Signal

Date of Loss: April 19, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action New Guinea

Roland D. McKay photo 1944

2nd Lieutenant Roland D. McKay

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 02, 1944 / Age: 34

Killed in action in Italy

Hjalmer M. Davidson photo 1944

Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer 2nd Class Hjalmer M. Davidson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Killed in action in Saipan

Ronald L. Swalley photo 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

Theodore Robert Buck photo 1944

Private Theodore Buck

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:33rd Armored Regiment

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

Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age: 24

Wallace A. Ronning photo 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

Leo D. Ballegeer photo 1944

Technical Sergeant Leo D. Ballegeer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:28th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 19, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge, Belgium

Sylvan R. Lucier photo 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

Donald Hosie photo 1944

Private Donald Hosie

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 24, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Holland

Thomas H. Klichemann photo 1944

Private Thomas H. Kilchemann

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 30, 1944 / Age: 18

Killed in action in France

Owen K. Rotnem photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Owen K. Rotnem

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 14, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in Metz, France

Robert M. Norby photo 1944

Private Robert M. Norby

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Armored Division

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

On May 31, 1944, in Larrvio, Italy, Private Robert Norby was killed from shell wounds.

Curtis G. Hagen photo 1944

Private First Class Curtis G. Hagen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: March 07, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Anzio, Italy

Orin E. Olson photo 1944

1st Lieutenant Orin E. Olson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:448th Bomber Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Air Force

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 25

On July 26 they were bombing a bridge on the Adiage River near Verona, Italy, when their plane was hit in the left engine. Orin stayed at the controls of the plane as other crew members parachuted out.

Harold C. Newark photo 1944

Sgt. Harold C. Newark

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.