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State Heroes Total: 4272

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World War II

1945

Pvt. Neil William McIntyre

Williston, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: April 08, 1945 / Age: 18

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

1945

Private First Class Clarence Klein

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 383rd Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: April 08, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Okinawa

1945

Tech. 5c Leonard B. Kjelland

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Loss: April 08, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Europe.

1945

Chief Motor Machinist's Mate Jack E. Savage

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: April 08, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

1945

2nd Lt. Alan L. Sorensen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

1945

Fireman 1c Jacob Seitz

Bismarck, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.

1945

Technician 5th Grade Theaphil Boehler

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 66th Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 12th Armored Division

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

1945

2nd Lieutenant Alan L. Sorenson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 75th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in the Achern, Germany, when hit by enemy shell fragments.

1945

1st Lieutenant Thomas J. Mooney

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 184th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 30

Died in service in Okinawa

1945

Staff Sgt. Robert J. Frauenholtz

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 835th Bomber Squadron, 486th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action near Belgium.

1945

2nd Lieutenant Melvin Alderman

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 427th Bomb Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 303rd Bomb Group

Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in mid-air collision during Mission #353, 6 April 1945, to Leipzig, Germany. Crew was flying in B-17G #43-38958 Green Hill Belle (427BS) GN- H.