State Heroes

Technician Fourth Grade George A. Kalis

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 09, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Saipan

Second Lieutenant Orville L. Blumhagen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:746th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: October 16, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Italy.

Private First Class George L. Swetland

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:83rd Chemical Battalion

Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Anzio, Italy

Technical Sergeant Daniel J. Roehl

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 22, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Italy

Second Lieutenant Theodore R. Zech

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

Private First Class Reynold T. Larson

Souris, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:51st Infantry Battalion

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

Date of Loss: September 20, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in France.

Private First Class Albert Albrecht

Temvik, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Second Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France

Staff Sergeant Edward J. Birch

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17 Flying Fortress

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:32nd Bomber Squadron B-17 FLYING FORTRESS

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th US Army Air Forces

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in a plane that crashed in Austria, the plane departed Italy

Private First Class August C. Siegfried

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 31

Killed in action near France.

Staff Sergeant Richard E. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Italy

Private First Class Herbert A. McKitrick

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 17, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Germany

Second Lieutenant Roland E. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:337th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: January 07, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

First Lieutenant Hilmer G.E. Sorbem

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: June 28, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Saipan

Private Edward P. Morin

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:85th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Italy

Aviation Cadet Donald B. Keller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 06, 1944 / Age: 20

Died in service in Berry, Arizona

Private First Class Fred R. Ehni

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:899th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: July 17, 1944 / Age: 36

Killed in action in France