State Heroes

Staff Sergeant Otto J. Dockter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:80th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 14, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Sergeant Gregory F. Boehm

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:66th Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France.

Technician Fifth Grade Mark E. De Mots

Minot, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:56th Signal Air Warning Battalion

Date of Loss: July 30, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Sidney Aamodt

Hamar, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:89th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 16, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

Technican Fourth Class Ernest G. Clemens

Silvesta Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:781st Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France.

Radioman First Class Erling N. Bakke

Jamestown, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Ommaney Bay

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status. Ommaney Bay South Pacific Ocean. Remains not recovered. 

Private First Class Marvin D. Arntz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Cavalry Division

Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Private First Class James M. Egbert

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:121st Calvary Reconnaissance Squadron MECZ

Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

Corporal Herbert R. Quast

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 25, 1945 / Age: 32

Died in service in Japan

Major Richard J. Knapp

Binford ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age: 25

Died in service in Rumkhapalong, India

Sergeant Russell Albertson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 26, 1945 / Age: 30

Died in service Pacific Ocean

Sergeant Earl H. Leland

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:100th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 05, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

Second Lieutenant Ralph L. Kankovsky

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 11, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Staff Sergeant Daniel H. Sullivan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:11th Tank Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:10th Armored Division

Date of Loss: April 02, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action near France.

Technician Fifth Grade Theaphil Boehler

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:66th Infantry Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Armored Division

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

First Lieutenant William H. Magill Jr.

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 31, 1945 / Age: 26

Died on 31 January 1945 on board a rescue ship. Was a soldier of the Bataan Death March.

Buried at Riverside Cemetery Fargo ND

Name is included on the All Veterans Memorial at the ND Capitol grounds in Bismarck ND.