State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1942
Corporal Wilbur Kohnke
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 27
1942
Second Lieutenant Charles E. Grytness
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private Walter W. Wildgrube
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 20, 1942 / Age: 29
Died in service at Camp Bowie, Texas
1942
Private First Class Leslie C. Huffstutler
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 26, 1942 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Sergeant Bernard E. Starkenberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 14, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private Harold A. Hall
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 04, 1942 / Age: 28
Died in Cabanatuan POW camp of Malaria
1942
Private Harold S. Zerface
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Lieutenant Commander John E. Burke
Valley City, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 15, 1942 / Age: 37
Killed in action near Guadalcanal.
1942
Boatswain's Mate Second Class Rolland C. Johnson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Coast Guard
Date of Loss: September 09, 1942 / Age: 22
Officers and crew of USS Muskeget (WAG 48) were lost At 15.16 hours on 9 September 1942 when U-755 fired a spread of three torpedoes at an auxiliary vessel and heard two hits, followed by sinking noises.
1942
Private First Class Eddie M. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 12, 1942 / Age: 20
Died in service at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
1942
Second Lieutenant Robert L. Lynch
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:330th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: December 07, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1942
Private Willard J. Coulter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 25, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Lieutenant Edward H. Allen
Pekin, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Lexington
Date of Loss: May 07, 1942 / Age: 34
Killed in action during the Battle of the Coral Sea. Member of scouting squadron 2. Remains not recovered.
1942
Corporal Joseph W. Armstrong
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 26, 1942 / Age: 23
KIA 26 Nov 42 in the South Pacific
1942
Private Richard H. Czapiewski
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
First Sergeant Winfred B. Fischer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 22, 1942 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands