State Heroes

Signalman 3c Willis E. Gentz

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 19

Died while in MIA status.

Private First Class Lawrence J. Jensen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 327th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

RM1c Erling N. Bakke

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Ommaney Bay

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status. Ommaney Bay South Pacific Ocean. Remains not recovered. 

Pvt. Wayne E. Mack

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 504th Parachute Infantry Regt, 82nd Airborne Division

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in a paratrooper action during the Battle of the Bulge.

R3C Rodney Loyd Brennan

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Ommaney Bay

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age:

Killed in Action by Japanese Suicide Plan while aboard the USS Ommaney Bay in Asiatic Theatre. (Source: Service Record WWI and WWII Garrison Community ND)

Private Ronald W. Hagen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Luxembourg

Pvt. David L. Mythaler

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 501st Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: January 03, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Private First Class Alf K. Gronfur

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 101st Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 26th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 03, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Luxembourg

Technician 4th Grade Roy D. Dahl

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 02, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Germany

PVT Virgil J. Stubbs

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 01, 1945 / Age:

Cpt. Clyde Roy Huddleson

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: December 31, 1944 / Age:

Died while in Prisoner of War status.

1st Lieutenant Lyle J. Doerr

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17 42-102610 "Boomerang"

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 602nd Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 398th Bomber Group (Heavy)

Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in the European Theater

1st Lt. Lyle J. Doerr

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 602nd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status.

Seaman 1c Frank S. Koehn

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status.

Corporal Stanley J. Kosmatka

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 309th Field Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: December 29, 1944 / Age: 28

Died in service in Germany