State Heroes

Staff Sgt. Raymond A. Avery

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 158th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age: 34

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Pvt. Rueben Pepple

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Private Philander E. Vannatta

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 27

Died in service in Ft. Knox, Kentucky 

Private First Class Merlin J. Hagen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 405th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 102nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Germany

Private Waldo H. Onsager

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 169th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 43rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Luzon, Philippine Islands

PFC John H. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 94th Reconn Squadron, 14th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 17, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action near France.

Staff Sergeant Michael H. Kania

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 63rd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 6th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: January 17, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action on Luzon Islands

Tech. 5c William G. Warcken

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 56th Engineer Battalion, 11th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 17, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Arthur A. Morrison

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 20th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands

Private First Class Harry S. Sturn

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Okinawa

Staff Sergeant Harvey M. Reiquam

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Kamenz, Germany

1st Lieutenant John M. Broderick

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 71st AAF Fighter Squadron

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Antonna, Italy

Sgt. Gregory F. Boehm

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 66th Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France.

Commander George O. Klinsmann

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Private First Class Edwin E. Krukenberg

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 22

Died in service in France