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State Heroes Total: 4277

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World War II

1944

Staff Sgt. Wayne M. Wayrynen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Ranger Battalion

Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

1944

Pvt. Earl W. Weber

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 16, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

1945

Seaman 1st Class Eugene L. Weber

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: October 09, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Guam

1943

Captain Walter W. Webster

World War I, World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 16, 1943 / Age: 54

Died in service in Chester, Pennsylvania

1944

Cpl. Garner Douglas Webster

Mercer, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1035 Sig CO

Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 22

Died in Service. Non-Combat Jeep accident on 4 September 1944 in Italy. European African Middle Eastern Theater.

1945

Sergeant Lloyd J. Wedwick

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 357th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

1942

Private First Class John R. Weigel

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 22, 1942 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1944

Private Ervin Weil

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 329th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 16, 1944 / Age: 19

Died in service in Luxembourg

1943

2nd Lieutenant James E. Weiler

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 17, 1943 / Age: 23

Died in service in Louisiana

1945

Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Paul E. Weiler

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: June 11, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in the Philippine Islands

1944

Private First Class Lyle O. Weinreis

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 60th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

1945

Captain William R. Weir

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 387th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 97th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 33

He was killed after he had thrown a hand grenade into a German tank which was on the main road to the town of Nuttum ... A nearby German soldier shot the Captain as he turned away from the flaming tank.