State Heroes
World War II
1944
Pvt. Ernest E. Mellum
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
PFC Sigurd C. Quam
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
PFC Telmer C. Lindquist
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 35
Killed in action in France.
1944
Private First Class Samuel F. Linn
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Technician 5th Grade Clarence L. Goodman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in France
1944
PFC Ed Fleckenstein
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Leonard L. Ahlschwede
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Saipan
1944
Staff Sgt. Clyde W. Parke
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Caen, France.
1944
Tech. 4c William J. McCann
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 12th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Technician 5th Grade Karsten A. Fossum
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 377th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Sergeant Gerhard P. Moen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 31
Killed in action in France
1944
PFC Sevrein J. Ryan
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant Paul S. Johnson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in France
1944
MoMM2c Cletus F. Lipetzky
Kensal, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status, when the USS-LST-496 on which he was serving struck a mine in the English Channel and sank during the coastal invasion of Normandy. His body was not recovered.
1944
Private William Little Warrior
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 10, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Biak Island, New Guinea