State Heroes Total:
3939
Service Branch

World War II

Raymond E. Moore photo 1942

Private First Class Raymond E. Moore

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 22, 1942 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Lester Crows Heart photo 1942

Private Lester Crows Heart

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I

Date of Loss: November 08, 1942 / Age: 33

Killed in action in Africa

George E. Kudrna photo 1942

Private First Class George E. Kudrna

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Lloyd L. Whipple photo 1942

Private First Class Lloyd L. Whipple

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 24

Died in service in a POW camp in the Philippines after surviving the Bataan Death March.

Glen J. Miller photo 1942

PFC Glen J. Miller

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Army Air Corps

Date of Loss: July 05, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Harold M. Poppen photo 1942

Private First Class Harold M. Poppen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Leslie C. Huffstutler photo 1942

Private First Class Leslie C. Huffstutler

World War II

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

Owen M. Otteson photo 1942

Sgt. Owen M. Otteson

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 27th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group

Date of Loss: April 25, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

John A. Wojciak photo 1942

Private John A. Wojciak

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 09, 1942 / Age: 24

Died in service at Camp Wallace, Texas

Albert J. Osmon photo 1942

Sergeant Albert J. Osmon

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 06, 1942 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Ernest E. Steinke photo 1942

Corporal Ernest E. Steinke

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 28, 1942 / Age: 25

Died in service in the Philippine Islands

Martin O. Vangsness photo 1942

2nd Lieutenant Martin O. Vangsness

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 13, 1942 / Age: 22

He died in service when a big army bomber he was on crashed near the Colombia air base in South Carolina.

Roy E. Birch photo 1942

Private First Class Roy E. Birch

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 08, 1942 / Age: 32

Killed in action in North Africa

Paul E. Runey photo 1942

Master Sgt. Paul E. Runey

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group

Date of Loss: October 05, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Jack W. Amsler photo 1942

Pvt. Jack W. Amsler

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 31st Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: January 19, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action at Abucay, Philippines, during the Battle of The Philippines. Remains not recovered.