State Heroes Total:
3935
Service Branch

World War II

Kenneth A. Williams photo 1945

Captain Kenneth A. Williams

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: February 22, 1945 / Age: 31

Killed in action in the Leyte, Philippine Islands

Wesley G. Lundwell photo 1945

1st Sergeant Wesley G. Lundwell

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 07, 1945 / Age: 30

Died in service in Honolulu, Hawaii

Eugene B. Melcher photo 1945

Corporal Eugene B. Melcher

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 05, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in India

John A. Murphy photo 1945

Private First Class John A. Murphy

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marine Division

Date of Loss: February 23, 1945 / Age: 19

Died in service in Iwo Jima

Reinholdt T. Hofmann photo 1945

PFC Reinholdt T. Hofmann

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 63rd Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 26, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near the Philippines.

John D. Divers Jr. photo 1945

Sergeant John D. Divers Jr.

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: February 12, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Leyte

John M. Northrop photo 1945

Corporal John M. Northrop

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: August 12, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Paul W. Wittenberger photo 1945

1st Lieutenant Paul W. Wittenberger

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 09, 1945 / Age: 26

Died in service in the Philippine Islands

Anton Mack photo 1945

Technical Sergeant Anton Mack

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 15, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Germany

Ronald W. Hagen photo 1945

Private Ronald W. Hagen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Luxembourg

Milton A. Sherwin photo 1945

Private First Class Milton A. Sherwin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action crossing the Rhine River into Germany. 

Glenn W. Steen photo 1945

Technical Sergeant Glenn W. Steen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 550th Aaa Bn

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Battery C A/S C A C

Date of Loss: July 13, 1945 / Age: 25

Died in service in Glasgow, Scotland

Howard M. Murray photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Howard M. Murray

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:612th Bomb Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:8th Air Force

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 19

S/Sgt. Murray's plane, I'll Be Seeing You, crashed returning to England after a bombing mission.

Rex Aton photo 1945

Capt. Rex Aton

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 12th Medical Regiment, Philippine Scouts

Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age:

Died while in POW status during WWII. Taiwan. Remains not recovered. 

 

Henry Heilman photo 1945

PFC Henry Heilman

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division

Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.