State Heroes

Private First Class Andrew D. Mathiasen

Crosby, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Sixth Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 17, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Private Philander E. Vannatta

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 27

Died in service in Ft. Knox, Kentucky 

Private Maurice C. Keller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Private First Class Victor R. Wuertz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands

Private Mark F. Packard

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:87th Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in Germany

Private John M. Grier

Rugby, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:562nd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion

Date of Loss: February 13, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action near Belgium.

Private Frederick R. Rodahl

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:99th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 15, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in Belgium.

Lieutenant Junior Grade Clarence A. Teige

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Killed in action in Honshu, Japan

Private First Class Christ J. Dauenhauer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 23, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in England.

Staff Sergeant Ernest F. Knutson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:358th Air Baser Squadron Army Corps

Date of Loss: March 13, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in Blythe, California

Second Lieutenant Melvin Alderman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:427th Bomb Squadron

Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in mid-air collision during Mission #353, 6 April 1945, to Leipzig, Germany. Crew was flying in B-17G #43-38958 Green Hill Belle (427BS) GN- H.

Technician Fourth Class Thomas P. Streifel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Private Leroy B. Hauge

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 29, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands

Private First Class Gordon L. Mathiason

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: January 05, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Belgium

Private First Class Timothy E. Kotaska

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age: 30

Died as a Prisoner Of War at Bad Soden-Salmunster Hospital (Serves Stalag 9-B) Bad Soden Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09

Sergeant Ray E. Wold

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:327th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 03, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.