State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

World War II

Timothy E. Kotaska photo 1945

Private First Class Timothy E. Kotaska

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age: 30

Died as a Prisoner Of War at Bad Soden-Salmunster Hospital (Serves Stalag 9-B) Bad Soden Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09

Herbert H. Schwartz photo 1945

Private First Class Herbert H. Schwartz

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 05, 1945 / Age: 18

Killed in action in Okinawa

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

Clarence R. Soward photo 1945

Sergeant Clarence R. Soward

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 27, 1945 / Age: 32

Died in service in France

Allen L. Morsch photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Allen L. Morsch

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:458th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: May 26, 1945 / Age: 25

B-29 #44-69799 was part of Mission 67. During the night of 13-14 April, 327 B-29's from the XXI BC attacked the Tokyo Arsenel with 2,120 tons of bombs. Seven B-29's are lost including B-29 #44-69799.

Edward C. Tresemer photo 1945

Major Edward C. Tresemer

LaMoure, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters, 492nd Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: March 19, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action near Bramsche, Germany.

Ervin Allmendinger photo 1945

PFC Ervin Allmendinger

Dodge, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 313th Infantry Regiment, 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

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

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Sixth Armored Division

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.

Lloyd A. Ohlheiser photo 1945

Pvt. Lloyd A. Ohlheiser

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 347th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 05, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

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

James G. Melarvie photo 1945

Flight Officer James G. Melarvie

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 27, 1945 / Age: 22

Died in service in France

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