State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1943
Private First Class Fred Huss
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2640th Quartermaster Truck Battalion
Date of Loss: April 22, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1943
Corporal Clifford R. Iken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 376th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: July 11, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Sergeant Oliver A. Indergaard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 99th Infantry Battalion
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private George E. Inkster
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Saipan Marianas Island
1945
Private First Class Francis Irwin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1943
First Lieutenant Leroy W. Ista
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 352nd Fighter Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 353rd Fighter Group
Date of Loss: December 22, 1943 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Sergeant Boyd D. Iverson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 388th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: March 08, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Magdeburg, Germany
1944
Private Claud Jacobson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 11, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in the Philippine Islands
1944
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 546th Bomb Squadron (Heavy)
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 09, 1944 / Age: 31
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson was Killed in Action on 9 March 1944 while serving as Waist Gunner on B-17 aircraft #42-37781 (Silver Dollar) when the aircraft was struck by bombs dropped by another B-17 on a bombing mission to Berlin, Germany.
1943
Private First Class Richard D. Jacobson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: May 22, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1943
Sergeant William E. Jakle
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 07, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private First Class Beverly A. Janis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 401st - 327th Glider Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in France
1943
Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Robert B. Jenckes
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Pompano
Date of Loss: October 15, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
1945
Private First Class Lawrence J. Jensen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 327th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France
1944
Flight Officer Vernon B. Jensen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 436th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age: 31
He was a glider pilot in support of the D-Day landings at Normandy in what was known as Glider Operation Neptune.
Korean War
1951
2nd Lieutenant Keith A. Jensen
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 52nd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 16, 1951 / Age:
Killed in Action
Buried in Block 14, Lot 5, Grave3, Addition 3 Forest Hill Cemetery, Anoka, MN
Name is on Korean War Veterans Memorial in DC
Name is on ND All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND