State Heroes Total:
3932
Service Branch

World War II

Paul B. Dyer photo 1945

PFC Paul B. Dyer

Economy Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 415th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 23, 1945 / Age: 36

Killed in action near Belgium.

Otto J. Dockter photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Otto J. Dockter

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division

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

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Lester A. Mattern photo 1945

Pvt. Lester A. Mattern

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 290th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Gregory F. Boehm photo 1945

Sgt. Gregory F. Boehm

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 66th Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division

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

Killed in action in France.

Douglas W. Thompson photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Douglas W. Thompson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division

Date of Loss: May 04, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Clarence Grimestad photo 1945

PFC Clarence Grimestad

Charlson, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 30, 1945 / Age: 39

Killed in action in the Battle for Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg on Luzon in the Philippines.

Mark E. De Mots photo 1945

Technician 5th Grade Mark E. De Mots

Minot, ND

World War II

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.

Daniel H. Sullivan photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Daniel H. Sullivan

World War II

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.

Sidney Aamodt photo 1945

PFC Sidney Aamodt

Hamar, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 355th Infantry Regiment, 89th Infantry Division

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

Killed in action in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.

William H. Nelson photo 1945

PFC William H. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 01, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

William M. MacDonald photo 1945

1st Lt. William M. MacDonald

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 253rd Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 19, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in Germany. When the command post of his company had become surrounded by the enemy, Lt. MacDonald organized two squads from another unit and attacked their flank.

Elmer E. Wolford photo 1945

Pvt. Elmer E. Wolford

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 589th Field Artillery Bn, 106th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Lloyd R. Stenerson photo 1945

Tech. 5c Lloyd R. Stenerson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 130th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Robert John Frauenholtz photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Robert J. Frauenholtz

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:835th Bomber Squadron, 486th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action near Belgium.

William H. Magill Jr. photo 1945

1LT 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.