State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Herbert I. Gentz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 264th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 66th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
Captain Frederick J. Gerlich
Dickinson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 59th Coast Artillery Regiment
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 29
Died while in POW status after being assigned to the 59th Coast Artillery Regiment charged with harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. The 59th Regiment manned the seacoast artillery on Corregidor Island.
1944
Technician Fourth Class Edwin A. Germann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 753rd Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: May 24, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1945
Private Lawrence G. Gerving
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 20, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Sergeant Adolph C. Gerzewski
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 397th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 100th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 09, 1945 / Age: 33
Killed in action in Heilbronn, Germany
1945
Seaman First Class Leland A. Gibbon
Milnor, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private First Class Antone A. Gieser
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 34th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 31, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Private Norman F. Gillenberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 26th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: First Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 24, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Private First Class Wallace J. Gillespie
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 38th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 30, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany
1943
Corporal George J. Gillies
Pembina, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 18th Station Complement Squadron
Date of Loss: December 31, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action near England.
1944
Torpedoman's Mate Second Class Frank G. Gillis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status while stationed aboard the destroyer USS Johnston when the ship was sunk by a Japanese fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1944
Private First Class Donald R. Gingrey
Steele, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 134th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1942
Private Orlin H. Gisvold
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 2nd Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: October 08, 1942 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Tulagi, Solomon Islands
1944
Private First Class Herbert B. Glasow
Davenport, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 19, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Seaman 2nd Class Charles W. Gleason
Rugby, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Sims
Date of Loss: May 08, 1943 / Age: 19
Died in MIA status after serving aboard the USS Sims in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Body was lost at sea.
1944
Technician 5th Class Garret J. Glum
Bismarck, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 24th Quartermaster Company
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in the Philippines after suffering fatal wounds on Leyte Island.