State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Solomon Kalil
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action in France
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Lloyd V. Syverson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 25, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
Private First Class Carl E. Krenz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 16, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private Alfred Neuharth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 14, 1944 / Age: 25
Died in service in Germany
1944
Staff Sergeant Ralph R. Bender
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:710th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age: 21
Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-38075 and crashed in the North Sea near Wesermunde, Germany during the war
1944
Private First Class Reuben Schatz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Chief Machinist's Mate William R. McKay
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 17, 1944 / Age: 44
Died in service in Seattle, Washington
1944
Private First Class Earl L. Boyer
St. Joseph, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:29th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 09, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
Private First Class Earl B. Sondreal
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 10, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1944
Major John Svenningsen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 27
He died in service when the transport on which he was a passenger returning stateside, C-54ASkymaster #41-37292, crashed after takeoff in Accra (present day Ghana).
1944
Staff Sergeant Thomas G. Root
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service in Austria
1944
Private Ronald J. Nicolson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Brest, France
1944
Private First Class Duane F. Boyer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Armed Division
Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Gustave Hager
Minot, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:776th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: February 12, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private First Class Lawrence Rysavy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant Jess M. Scott
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:497th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: January 06, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Cherbourg, France