State Heroes
1918
Pvt. Henry Krohn
Omemee, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 140th Infantry Regiment, 35th Division
Date of Loss: September 30, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on Sept. 30, 1918, at Meuse-Argonne.
Buried in Grave 19, Row 35, Block A, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1945
Torpedoman's Mate 3rd Class Roy E. Kroll Jr.
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age: 21
Died in service in Okinawa
1966
Private First Class Leonard Joseph Kroshus
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division
Date of Loss: May 31, 1966 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Quang Nam, South Vietnam in hostile action by an explosive device.
1945
2nd Lt. Ernest S. Kruchten
Perth, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 55th Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 14, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Tech. 5c Arnold M. Krueger
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1896th Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Date of Loss: January 12, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Private Bernard Krueger
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 04, 1944 / Age: 32
Died in service in Europe
1943
Staff Sergeant George R. Krueger
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Man-O-War
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 323rd Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 91st Bomb Group (Heavy)
Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 25
After a bombing raid on the Messerschmitt factory in Kassel (Germany) the crew tried to get back to their base in England.
1970
Sergeant Gregory Keith Krueger
Vietnam
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: E Company
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 17th Cavalry, 173rd Airborne Brigade
Date of Loss: July 17, 1970 / Age: 21
In Binh Dinh, South Vietnam
Non-hostile, Ground Casualty
Other accident
1918
Pvt. Gust Kruger
Madison, SDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 112th Infantry Regiment, 28th Division
Date of Loss: September 29, 1918 / Age: 22
Died on Sept. 29, 1918, of wounds received in action.
Buried, Grave 33, Row 43, Block D, Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Meuse, France.
1944
2nd Lieutenant Russel Loyd Kruger
New Salem, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 12th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in Action at the Battle of Hedgerows in Normandy, France on June 15, 1944 at the age of 22. His only child Russel "Rusty" was born 7 months later.
1945
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
1951
Private First Class Martin M. Krump
Richland County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 21st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 31, 1951 / Age:
1918
Pvt. Theodore H. Kruse
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 19, 1918 / Age: 32
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea.
Killed in action on July 19, 1918.
Grave unlocated. Tablets of the Missing at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, France.
1918
George Sylvester Kubacki
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 13th Company, 4th Battalion, 163rd Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: August 30, 1918 / Age: 26
Died on Aug. 30, 1918.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information found in Volume 2, page 1760 of the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
Private First Class James J. Kubat
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 257th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany