State Heroes

Staff Sergeant Erwin W.C. Overbo

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Dutch, New Guinea

2nd Lt. Wellington E. Landis

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 788th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action. Lt. Landis was the Navigator on Lt. James Roden's B-24 crew. He was killed when their aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany.

Private First Class Louis J. Mangold

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 163rd Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in New Guinea

PFC Lenhart P. O'Brien

Cathay

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 16th Postal Regulation Section

Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near England.

Sergeant Denis B. McDonough

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 701st Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 445th Bomber Group

Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age: 23

Denis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J was hit by flak and crashed near Wizernes, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.

PFC Rueben Hirschkorn

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division

Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Private First Class Henry F. Brown

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 19, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action New Guinea

Private First Class Thomas A. Langved

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 132nd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division

Date of Loss: April 16, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Bougainville

2nd Lt. Ralph T. Cameron

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Photographic Squadron, 10th Reconnaissance Group

Date of Loss: April 14, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in an air accident near Oakley, England.

Staff Sgt. Hilmen E. Erickson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 12, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Technical Sergeant Herbert Fried

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 338th Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 96th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: April 11, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action in a plane that crashed in the Baltic Sea, about 55 miles E of Sassnitz. The cause of the crash was enemy aircraft.

Staff Sergeant Edward M. Jerstad

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 412th AAF Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: April 11, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Germany

Staff Sgt. Harold G. Josewski

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 567th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: April 10, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in a crash over Normandy. Crew member of the aircraft "Flak Magnet".

Captain Norman E. Olson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 357th Fighter Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 355th Fighter Group

Date of Loss: April 08, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Germany

Machinist's Mate 3c John P. O'Donnell

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: April 05, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.