State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
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
Private First Class Ervin Allmendinger
Dodge, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:79th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 11, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action.
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Holland. Plot E Row 2 Grave 12.
Service # 37554609
1945
Private First Class Elmer Dockter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 09, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Captain Louis F. Murphy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 05, 1945 / Age: 27
Died in service in the POW Fukuoka Camp in Japan
1945
Second Lieutenant Ervin H. Rybnicek
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:363rd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 02, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Seaman First Class Lorrin R. Koapke
Minot, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Staff Sergeant Donavon Blake
Underwood, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:44th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in France.