State Heroes Total:
3939
Service Branch

World War II

Kenneth S. Foubert photo 1942

Corporal Kenneth S. Foubert

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:4th Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: October 13, 1942 / Age: 20

He died in a Japanese bombing raid on Guadalcanal the day his regiment landed on the island.

Harvey L. Yokom photo 1942

Private First Class Harvey L. Yokom

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 07, 1942 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Cecil J. Murphy photo 1942

Private Cecil J. Murphy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:32nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 27, 1942 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Buna, New Guinea

Benjamin F. Winter photo 1942

Corporal Benjamin F. Winter

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 25, 1942 / Age: 27

Died in service as a POW in the Philippine Islands.

Robert O. Shellum photo 1942

Private Robert O. Shellum

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: October 01, 1942 / Age: 25

Died in service in New Caledonia

George H. Fritz photo 1942

Staff Sergeant George H. Fritz

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 08, 1942 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Edward H. Allen photo 1942

Lieutenant Edward H. Allen

Pekin, ND

World War II

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.

Marvin P. Quamme photo 1942

Private First Class Marvin P. Quamme

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 20, 1942 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Harry E. Wylie photo 1942

2nd Lieutenant Harry E. Wylie

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Died in service in the Canal Zone

John A. Mattern photo 1942

Private First Class John A. Mattern

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Killed in action in Philippine Islands

Patrick L. Colbert photo 1942

Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Patrick L. Colbert

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Houston

Date of Loss: March 01, 1942 / Age: 27

Killed in action on the USS Houston when it sank in the Sunda Strait

Donald A. Strong photo 1942

Private Donald A. Strong

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 03, 1942 / Age: 24

Died in service in Dutch Harbor, Alaska

James L. McCreary photo 1942

2nd Lieutenant James L. McCreary

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 05, 1942 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Lyle C. Jensen photo 1942

Pvt. Lyle C. Jensen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 60th Coast Artillery Regiment

Date of Loss: April 13, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Alex W. Kaiser photo 1942

Staff Sergeant Alex W. Kaiser

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 19, 1942 / Age: 27

As a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps he died in a B-25 bomber accident at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina during WWII