State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1942
Sergeant Raymond G. Holzworth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 01, 1942 / Age: 23
Killed in action in the South Pacific
1942
Seaman Apprentice Lawrence Williamson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action when aboard the USS Vincennes during the Battle of Savo Island.
1942
Private Roy N. Opstedal
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 27, 1942 / Age: 26
Died in service in Ft Warron, Wyoming
1942
Private George R. Dohn Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 06, 1942 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Corporal LaVerne E. Ulmer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 28, 1942 / Age: 24
Died in service at the POW Camp Cabanatuan in the Philippine Islands
1942
Sergeant Llewellyn M. Hamery
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Staff Sergeant Milton P. Quandt
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 04, 1942 / Age: 23
1942
First Lieutenant Hallard D. Albertson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Guadalcanal
1942
First Lieutenant Harvey F. Rice
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:194th Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: July 01, 1942 / Age: 24
According to records kept by the POW medical staff, Harvey was admitted to the camp hospital on June 18, 1942, suffering from dysentery and a poor diet, and assigned to Barracks 3.
1942
Corporal Frederick E. Mayo
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 16, 1942 / Age: 21
Died in service as a POW in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1942
Private Melvin Monson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 15, 1942 / Age: 37
Died in service in Ft Lewis, Washington
1942
Staff Sergeant Alex W. Kaiser
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 19, 1942 / Age: 27
As a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps he died in a B-25 bomber accident at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina during WWII
1942
Private First Class Arthur A. Clemenson
Horace, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 808th Military Police Company
Date of Loss: May 30, 1942 / Age: 43
Killed in action in the Bataan Death March after being a prisoner of war for a short time. He was awarded 2 Purple Hearts for bravery in action.
1942
Private Francis R. Heminger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1942
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Burckardt
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Corporal Herman C. Diede
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands