State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
1st Lt. Hugh J. Hazlett
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group
Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Casualty of the Oryoku Maru.
1945
Private Robert J. Head
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 417th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 76th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 08, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Germany
1944
PFC David A. Hedland
Englevale, NDWorld War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 34
David Arnold Hedland entered the US Army at Ft. MacArthur Los Angeles, California on 12 January 1944.
1942
Sergeant Reuben Heer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: November 30, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Fireman 2c Ole E. Hegg
Reynolds, NDWorld War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: September 06, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Sergeant Robert H. Hegg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 11, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Blaine M. Heglund
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 558th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Sergeant Marvin C. Heiden
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 42nd Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: February 06, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in a POW camp in Germany
1945
Private First Class Henry Heilman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 51st Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Armored Division
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1943
Sergeant Godfrey Heinitz
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: 135th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 05, 1943 / Age: 33
Killed in action in Italy
1943
PFC Mike J. Heiser
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 29, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action.
1945
Technical Sergeant Frank J. Helbling
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 335th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: March 31, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private First Class Gilbert A. Helland
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: A Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 343rd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 24, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action in France
1942
Pvt. Francis R. Heminger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Technical Sergeant Chester B. Henderickson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 31
On Christmas Eve 1944, the Belgium troopship SS Leopoldville, left the pier at Southampton, England with over 2,000 American soldiers assigned to the 66th Infantry Division and crossed the English Channel to France.