State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Technician Fourth Class John C. Knight
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: March 12, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Staff Sergeant Arthur S. Knutson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 333 Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 38 Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in Action 12 May 1944, Italy.
Buried in Evanger Cemetery Norma North Dakota.
Name included on page 784 of Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II1941-1945.
1945
Staff Sergeant Ernest F. Knutson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 358th Air Baser Squadron Army Corps
Date of Loss: March 13, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in service in Blythe, California
1944
Technical Sergeant Harold M. Knutson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 379th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private First Class James A. Knutson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Sixth Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Gilmore J. Knutson
Sherwood, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: February 29, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
Killed in action on the USS Trout in the Philippines Basin.
1945
Seaman First Class Lorrin R. Koapke
Minot, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Seaman Apprentice Lavern M. Koch
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 06, 1943 / Age: 19
Died in service in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
1944
Private Julius J. Koehler
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 10, 1944 / Age: 35
Died in service at Camp Rimini, Montana
1944
Seaman First Class Frank S. Koehn
Valley City, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Sergeant Richard B. Koenig
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Headquarters Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Air Base Group
Date of Loss: January 30, 1945 / Age: 45
Died as a prisoner of war in the Pacific area
1944
Sergeant Earl D. Koenig
Underwood, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 863rd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age: 19
Died while in MIA status.
1942
Corporal Wilbur Kohnke
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 27
1945
Electrician's Mate First Class Willie H. Korus
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: June 28, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Pacific Area
1946
Coxswain Leslie A. Knutson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: April 08, 1946 / Age: 19
Died in service on Wake Island
1944
Corporal Stanley J. Kosmatka
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 309th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: December 29, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in Germany