State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Kenneth Saxhaug photo 1943

First Lieutenant Kenneth Saxhaug

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:18th Army Air Force Fighter Squadron

Date of Loss: March 02, 1943 / Age: 22

Airplane crash in the Aleutians.

Leonard A. Willnow photo 1943

Private First Class Leonard A. Willnow

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:50th Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 30

Died in service in Attu Island, Alaska

Arnold Seidel photo 1943

Private First Class Arnold Seidel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Died in service in Australia

Clarence H. Overby photo 1943

Private Clarence H. Overby

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Third Medical Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 24, 1943 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Italy while engaging in carrying wounded from the field of battle, being a member of the hospital corps unit. He died when the Jeep he was riding in drove over a Teller mine.

Louis A. Dionne photo 1943

Private First Class Louis A. Dionne

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 31

Killed in action in North America

Leo J. Rutten photo 1943

Private First Class Leo J. Rutten

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Armored Division

Date of Loss: April 13, 1943 / Age: 24

Died in service in North Africa

Ole E. Norsby photo 1943

Technician Fourth Grade Ole E. Norsby

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 24, 1943 / Age: 27

Died in service in Denver, Colorado

Mynor A. Hagen photo 1943

Private First Class Mynor A. Hagen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 12, 1943 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Saipan

Ernest L. Anderson photo 1943

First Lieutenant Ernest L. Anderson

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:558th Bomber Squadron

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

Killed in action in France.

Francis W. Schaefer photo 1943

Sergeant Francis W. Schaefer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

George P. Siebert photo 1943

Private George P. Siebert

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 15, 1943 / Age: 34

Died in service in Atlanta, Georgia

Howard J. Miller photo 1943

Staff Sergeant Howard J. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 10, 1943 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Italy

Loran J. Stewart photo 1943

Captain Loran J. Stewart

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 15, 1943 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Tunisia, North Africa

Melvin S. Bjordahl photo 1943

Sergeant Melvin S. Bjordahl

Linton, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in Italy.

Jens W. Harter photo 1943

Seaman 2nd Class Jens W. Harter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Preston

Date of Loss: November 16, 1943 / Age: 19

Killed in Action, 15 Nov 1942, while serving aboard the USS Preston, DD-379. The Preston was sunk by Japanese surface ships during the Battle of Guadalcanal.