State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Electrician's Mate Third Class Donald Adams
Wahpeton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 28, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Okinawa, Japan.
Remains not recovered.
1945
Private First Class Jacob Woods
World War II (WWII)
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Tenth Armored Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fourth Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 16, 1945 / Age: 28
1945
Second Lieutenant Alan L. Sorensen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:772nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Private First Class William H. Scheuneman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 07, 1945 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Corporal Victor C. Petersen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:USS Tennessee
Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action on Ryukyu Island
1945
Sergeant Ray J. Forster
Richardton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:487th Fighter Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:352nd Fighter Group
Date of Loss: February 03, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action near Belgium.
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1945
Corporal Wallace R. Smith
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in the Pacific Area
1945
First Lieutenant Thomas J. Mooney
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age: 30
Died in service in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class James J. Kubat
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:257th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany
1945
First Lieutenant Glenn H. Oliver
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Epinal, France
1945
Staff Sergeant Frank T. Sigl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:489th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Seventh Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 01, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany.
1945
Ensign John M. Davenport
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: September 05, 1945 / Age: 22
Died in service in South of Oceana, Va
1945
Private Fredrick A. Trauman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:62nd Armed Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:14th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 01, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Europe
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