State Heroes
1945
Staff Sergeant John H. Lebak
Moline, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age:
World War II (WWII)
1945
Sergeant George A. Nielson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 03, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Second Lieutenant Pius G. Kuntz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:392nd AAF Fighter Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 24
On 25 March 1945, flying a P-47D Thunderbolt fighter, Pius was on a dive bombing mission, the target was in Aschaffenburg. He was shot down near Dettingen Germany by enemy flak. The Kuntz family requested the body be returned to North Dakota.
1945
Technician Fifth Grade William G. Warcken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:56th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 17, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private Harold M. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 07, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Henry Heilman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:51st Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Armored Division
Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Sergeant Lewis A. Schuchard
Bryant, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 38
Killed in action in Limburg, Netherlands.
1945
Private First Class Louis J. Des Forges
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: March 14, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action on Iwo Jima, Volcano Island
1945
Sergeant Murl S. Roush
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age: 36
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Second Lieutenant Ernest S. Kruchten
Perth, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:55th Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 14, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Technical Sergeant Robert A. Bergman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:317th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Private Stanley O. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Ensign Elmer E. Hasse
Judson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Intrepid
Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Second Lieutenant Thomas R. Callinan
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:42nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Gambshein, France
1945
Yoeman Third Class Vernon K. Huber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Johnston
Date of Loss: October 26, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action off the Samar Islands
1945
Private First Class Millard E. Rasmussen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 07, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands