State Heroes
World War II
1945
S1c Francis V. Cincera
Lisbon, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 22, 1945 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private Glenn E. Hover
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 21, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Shima, Ryukyus Island
1945
MM1 John B. Bird
Haynes, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trigger
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Member of the crew on the USS Trigger, which was reported as lost/MIA while patrolling a known mined area of the East China Sea.
1945
Private First Class Joseph A. Kachena
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 415th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 104th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Private First Class Homer J. Latendresse
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 185th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 36
Killed in action in Negros, Philippine Islands
1945
Private First Class James J. Kubat
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 257th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany
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Captain Robert B. Holmes
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: P-51 44-63214
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 82nd Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 78th Fighter Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action when he was flying a mission to strafe enemy airfields in the present-day Czech Republic. After strafing two airfields heading towards the third, his plane was hit by flak, and he crashed and was killed near Prague
1945
PFC Clifford L. Larson
Bottineau, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany
1945
PFC Eugene A. De Bolt
Carrington, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Major Quintus B. Nelson
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Lost over Palau.
1945
PFC Theodore O. Bjertness
Hatton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 66th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
From American Battle Monuments Commission website
1945
Sgt. Maurice G. McCormick
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 60th Bomber Squadron, 39th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 29
Died while in MIA status.
1945
1st Lieutenant Bernard S. Bennison
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action over Kawasaki, Japan