State Heroes
World War II
1945
Sergeant Orval A. Smith
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H Liberator #42-52215
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 450th AAF Bomber Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 15th Air Force
Date of Loss: May 25, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action when his plane was shot down and crashed, seven kilometers north-east of Veitsch, Austria.
1945
Private First Class Edward Norenberg
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 129th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: May 24, 1945 / Age: 33
Died in service in the Philippine Islands
1945
PFC Leonard C. Dickhaut
New Leipzig, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private Arnold T. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 184th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Technical Sergeant George Fraser
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 105th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age: 36
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
2nd Lt. Carl P. Haugen
Reynolds, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 29th Bomber Squadron, Heavy
Date of Loss: May 21, 1945 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Lost on a patrol near the Galapagos Islands.
1945
Technician 4th Grade Joseph D. Morgan
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 19, 1945 / Age: 26
Died in service in Germany
1945
1st Lt. Wayburn W. Schossow
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 551st Signal Air Warning Battalion
Date of Loss: May 19, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Carrier Strike Group 2 Blazer W. Kramer
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 18, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in the Asiatic Area
1945
Sgt. Frank X. Schmidt
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: May 18, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Staff Sergeant Gene S. Williams
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 17, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Frederic T. Fox
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 382nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 17, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private Milton W. Reisenseber
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 424th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 106th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 16, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in service in Germany
1945
Private First Class Bernard G. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: May 15, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Okinawa.
1945
Technician 5th Grade Alvin E. Anderson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 14, 1945 / Age: 33
Killed in action 14 May 45 France