State Heroes
World War II

Staff Sgt. Wesley H. Anderson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 14, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in The Philippines.


2nd Lt. Keith A. Maloney
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 512th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action near Belgium.

Sgt. John A. Thomas
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 419th Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action near Belgium.

Pvt. John M. Grier
Rugby, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 562nd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action near Belgium.

PFC Henry Heilman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Corporal Ward H. Knable
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 673rd Bomber Squadron, 417th Bomber Group, Light
Date of Loss: February 12, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.

Sergeant John D. Divers Jr.
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 12, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Leyte
2nd Lt. Ralph L. Kankovsky
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 148th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 11, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
Corporal Eugene Mickel
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 11, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.

PFC Wilford J. Due
Cecil Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 11, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action in the Philippines.

Private First Class Vernon E. Westberg
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 318th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Germany

Technical Sergeant Robert A. Bergman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 317th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany

Sergeant Clifford A. Myhra
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 870th Bomb Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 497th Bomb Group
Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 21
B-29 "WEREWOLF" 42-63423 497th Bomb Group, 870th Bomb Squadron Aircraft A-Square-28 hit by fighter on a mission to Tokyo, exploded mid-air 1-27-1945

PFC Marvin D. Arntz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Philippines.