State Heroes Total:
3935
Service Branch

World War II

John C. Knight photo 1945

Tech. 4c John C. Knight

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: March 12, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

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.

Leonard Kriz photo 1945

Private First Class Leonard Kriz

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Germany

Donald B.  Fair photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Donald B. Fair

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Germany

Robert W. Dunlap photo 1945

PFC Robert W. Dunlap

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 22, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Joseph A. Goodreau photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Joseph A. Goodreau

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 04, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Germany

Andrew D. Mathiasen photo 1945

PFC Andrew D. Mathiasen

Crosby, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 17, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Darwin P. Peterson photo 1945

Seaman 2nd Class Darwin P. Peterson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in the Asiatic Area

John F. McGowan photo 1945

1st Lieutenant John F. McGowan

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 01, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Japan

Ernest N. Henricks photo 1945

Private Ernest N. Henricks

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Belgium

Dominic N. Braun photo 1945

Coxswain Dominic N. Braun

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Stanley

Date of Loss: May 28, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action aboard the U.S.S. Stanley

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.

Wendell D. Moore photo 1945

Private Wendell D. Moore

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in Germany

Loran R. Kargel photo 1945

Technical Sergeant Loran R. Kargel

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 14, 1945 / Age: 23

Technical Sergeant Kargel was one of thirteen airmen killed when U.S. Army Air Corps B-29 Superfortress #44-86329 crashed while landing at Kirtland Army Airfield, near Albuquerque, New Mexico.