State Heroes Total:
3940
Service Branch

World War II

Manville Thorson photo 1943

Private First Class Manville Thorson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 02, 1943 / Age: 31

Killed in action in Southwest Pacific Area

George R.  Krueger photo 1943

Staff Sergeant George R. Krueger

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Man-O-War

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:323rd Squadron

Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 25

After a bombing raid on the Messerschmitt factory in Kassel (Germany) the crew tried to get back to their base in England.

Harvey A. Peterson photo 1943

Private First Class Harvey A. Peterson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 25, 1943 / Age: 32

Killed in action on Attu Island

Harold Solomon photo 1943

Seaman 2nd Class Harold Solomon

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 04, 1943 / Age: 21

Died in service in Moses Lake, Washington

Vernon J. Roth photo 1943

Metalsmith 1st Class Vernon J. Roth

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 05, 1943 / Age: 32

Died in service in Kodiak, Alaska.

Arnold Seidel photo 1943

Private First Class Arnold Seidel

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 14, 1943 / Age: 25

Died in service in Australia

Raymond C. Urquhart photo 1943

Tech. 5c Raymond C. Urquhart

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Material Squadron, 5th Air Base Group

Date of Loss: January 17, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Ernest L. Anderson photo 1943

1st Lt. Ernest L. Anderson

Fargo, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 558th Bomber Squadron, 387th Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Loss: August 31, 1943 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France.

Melvin S. Bjordahl photo 1943

Sgt. Melvin S. Bjordahl

Linton, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 13, 1943 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Italy.

Albert L. Morrow photo 1943

PFC Albert L. Morrow

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 107th Coast Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: July 19, 1943 / Age:

Wounded during the Battle for Sicily and died from wounds in North Africa.

Orville E. Carman photo 1943

MM1c Orville E. Carman

Valley City, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: August 23, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action off the coast of Nova Scotia while on the USS Ingraham, which sunk after a collission with the USS Chemung.

Lloyd F. Landscoot photo 1943

Pvt. Lloyd F. Landscoot

Jamestown, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Army

Date of Loss: February 03, 1943 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Greenland.

Reuben P. Ruud photo 1943

1st Lieutenant Reuben P. Ruud

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age: 23

Killed in action in the Gilbert Islands

Henry P. Fredrick photo 1943

Sergeant Henry P. Fredrick

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 11, 1943 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Italy

George N. Powell photo 1943

Major George N. Powell

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 14, 1943 / Age: 51

Died in service in Queensland, Australia