State Heroes
World War II
Flight Officer James G. Melarvie
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 27, 1945 / Age: 22
Died in service in France
Radioman 1c Glenn R. Ramsey
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: March 27, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
2nd Lieutenant Pius G. Kuntz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 392nd AAF Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 367th fighter group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 24
On 25 March 1945, flying a P-47D Thunderbolt fighter, Pius was on a dive bombing mission, the target was in Aschaffenburg. He was shot down near Dettingen Germany by enemy flak. The Kuntz family requested the body be returned to North Dakota.
Ensign Elmer E. Hasse
Judson, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Intrepid
Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
Corporal Manfred E. Moe
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 33rd Armored Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Kircheib, Germany
Private First Class Francis J. Mozinski
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Zamami Shima, Ryukyu Islands
Sergeant Donald G. McNeill
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 25, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Wesel, Germany
Private Orman J. Bofamy
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 117th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 25, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany
Corporal Herbert R. Quast
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 25, 1945 / Age: 32
Died in service in Japan
Private Mark F. Packard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 347th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 87th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 25, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
Sgt. Lewis A. Schuchard
Bryant, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Limburg, Netherlands.
Staff Sergeant Howard M. Murray
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 612th Bomb Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 8th401st Bomb Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19
S/Sgt. Murray's plane, I'll Be Seeing You, crashed returning to England after a bombing mission.
Private First Class Milton A. Sherwin
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action crossing the Rhine River into Germany.
2nd Lieutenant George D. Smith
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 496th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany
Corp. Harvey W. Johnson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.