State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Private First Class Norman R. Benson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Marine Division
Date of Loss: February 24, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
1945
Staff Sergeant Mike J. Haniuk
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private Joseph A. Carlascio
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 11, 1945 / Age: 28
Died in service in Luzon, Philippines
1945
Private Edward Reichenberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 02, 1945 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1945
Second Lieutenant George L. Murray
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age: 22
Lt. George Murray was killed when the P-47D he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico 20 miles east of Matagorda, Texas.
1945
Sergeant John H. McCarten
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:70th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 05, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Sergeant George Volk
Orrin, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 04, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed-in-action during the Battle of Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Twan D. Wade
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Belgium
1945
Sergeant Clarence B. Workman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:55th Armed Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 11, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Technician Fifth Class Allen R. Gunkel
Rochester Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: March 02, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
Private First Class George Rutz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Sixth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Technical Sergeant Paul E. Charbonneau
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:786th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 11, 1945 / Age: 24
B-24H #41-29423 took off from Attlebridge, England on a bombing mission over Oschersleben, Germany. They were attacked by German fighter planes which damaged the #1 engine causing them to crash in Germany during the war.
1945
Private First Class Joseph C. Nush
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:60th Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Nineth Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
Sergeant Edwin C. Ziemann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 15, 1945 / Age: 29
Died in service in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Staff Sergeant Lawrence L. Lee
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-29 #42-24598
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:869th Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:20th Air Force
Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age: 25
On January 9, 1945, while returning from mission to Musashino Aircraft Factory near Tokyo, came under attack by enemy fighters. The bomber was severely battle damaged, and ditched in the Pacific off the coast of Japan
1945
Private First Class Walter Keierleber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:80th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 07, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.