State Heroes Total:
3937
Service Branch

World War II

Leslie A. Knutson photo 1946

Coxswain Leslie A. Knutson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: April 08, 1946 / Age: 19

Died in service on Wake Island

Floyd E. Saterlie photo 1946

Private Floyd E. Saterlie

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 04, 1946 / Age: 30

Died in service in Ladd Field, Alaska

Wilbur D. Thorne photo 1946

Private Wilbur D. Thorne

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 14, 1946 / Age: 21

Died in service in Germany.

Robert J. Odegaard photo 1946

Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Robert J. Odegaard

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: August 09, 1946 / Age: 25

Died in service in Oakland, California

Curtis E. Loe photo 1946

Private Curtis E. Loe

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:42nd Field Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: August 01, 1946 / Age: 20

Died in service in Honshu, Japan

John R. Mills photo 1946

Comissaryman Ship's Cook 3rd Class John R. Mills

Hannaford ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 25, 1946 / Age: 25

Died in service in Martinez, California

Roy W. Osborn photo 1946

Colonel Roy W. Osborn

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 09, 1946 / Age: 32

A crash of a C-54 transport on Taboga Island, Panama, on June 9, 1946.

Robert B. Peterson photo 1946

Ensign Robert B. Peterson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: June 19, 1946 / Age: 22

Died in service in Norfolk, Virgina

William Keller photo 1945

Gunner's Mate 2nd Class William Keller

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 05, 1945 / Age: 24

Died in service in Brooklyn, New York

Adelard L. La Coste photo 1945

Private First Class Adelard L. La Coste

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Germany

Gerhard R. Lund photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Gerhard R. Lund

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:17th Airborne Division

Date of Loss: March 28, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Germany

Gilbert P. Lafferty photo 1945

Pvt. Gilbert P. Lafferty

Leyden, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Belgium.

Carl B. Wasness photo 1945

PFC Carl B. Wasness

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

John A. Barrow photo 1945

Electrician's Mate Third Class John A. Barrow

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Okinawa

Vernon R. Seabrook photo 1945

Private Vernon R. Seabrook

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 13, 1945 / Age: 24

 A shell hit his whole company and they were buried there in one grave with their names on a large grave site memorial. They were in Okinawa when it happened.