State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

World War II

Maurice C. Keller photo 1945

Pvt. Maurice C. Keller

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: January 08, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

Arnie L. Thompson photo 1945

PFC Arnie L. Thompson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 86th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division

Date of Loss: March 03, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Italy.

Clarence A. Teige photo 1945

Lieutenant Junior Grade Clarence A. Teige

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Killed in action in Honshu, Japan

John M. Grier photo 1945

Pvt. John M. Grier

Rugby, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 562nd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion

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

Killed in action near Belgium.

Glen H. Johnson photo 1945

Private First Class Glen H. Johnson

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Okinawa

Eugene A. De Bolt photo 1945

PFC Eugene A. De Bolt

Carrington, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Melvin Alderman photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant Melvin Alderman

World War II

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.

Gordon L. Mathiason photo 1945

Private First Class Gordon L. Mathiason

World War II

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

Leroy B. Hague photo 1945

Private Leroy B. Hauge

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands

Willis Eugene Gentz photo 1945

Signalman Third Class Willis E. Gentz

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Ommaney Bay

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 18

Emil A. Anderson photo 1945

Private First Class Emil A. Anderson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action 2 May 45 Okinawa

George  Schaff photo 1945

Private First Class George Schaff

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Date of Loss: January 20, 1945 / Age: 29

Died in service in Belgium.

Aaron C. Bender photo 1945

PFC Aaron C. Bender

LaMoure, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 05, 1945 / Age: 34

Killed in action in Luxembourg.

George D. Smith photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant George D. Smith

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:496th AAF Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Germany

Nickolie J. Thompson photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant Nickolie J. Thompson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 03, 1945 / Age: 25

Died in a plane crash in Arcdome Mount, Nevada.