State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Arthur O. Sundby photo 1943

Private Arthur O. Sundby

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 23, 1943 / Age: 31

Died in service in the Aleutian Islands

Leonard L. Rosenberg photo 1943

Staff Sergeant Leonard L. Rosenberg

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:16th Reconnaissance Squadron

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

Date of Loss: December 06, 1943 / Age: 20

He was a gunner on B-17E #41-9016 flying out of Foch Field Tunisia on an electronic recon mission off the coast of southern France.

Ervin R. Wiest photo 1943

Corporal Ervin R. Wiest

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 22, 1943 / Age: 23

Died in service in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Charles L. Scouten photo 1943

Staff Sergeant Charles L. Scouten

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 08, 1943 / Age: 25

Died in service in Denver, Colorado

William J. Mears photo 1943

Technical Sergeant William J. Mears

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 14, 1943 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Kiel, Germany

William Benbow photo 1943

Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class William Benbow

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 07, 1943 / Age: 22

Killed in action. Buried at sea.

Charles I. Moyer photo 1943

Technical Sergeant Charles I. Moyer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 26, 1943 / Age: 23

Died in service in Christmas, Florida 

Clifford K. Stedem photo 1943

Staff Sergeant Clifford K. Stedem

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 2458th Quartermaster Company

Date of Loss: August 16, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in North Africa.

Robert F. Wilson photo 1943

Sergeant Robert F. Wilson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division

Date of Loss: January 23, 1943 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.

Willard Christianson photo 1943

Corporal Willard Christianson

Spencer Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 28, 1943 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Tunisia.

Leigh J. Monson, Jr. photo 1943

Second Lieutenant Leigh J. Monson, Jr.

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:364th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 04, 1943 / Age: 24

Killed in action near Belgium.

Hans L. Larson photo 1943

Staff Sergeant Hans L. Larson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: August 10, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Jalmer Edwin Weitala photo 1943

Ship's Cook Third Class Jalmer Edwin Weitala

Guelph, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: December 26, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Gustof H. Hins photo 1943

Private First Class Gustof H. Hins

Medina, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 10, 1943 / Age: 29

Killed in action near Italy.

Hilmar W. Holey photo 1943

Hilmar W. Holey

Arnegard, ND

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: September 06, 1943 / Age: