State Heroes Total:
3940
Service Branch

World War II

Lester A. Mattern photo 1945

Pvt. Lester A. Mattern

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 290th Infantry Regiment, 75th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Vincent C. Abrahamson photo 1945

Private Vincent C. Abrahamson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 07, 1945 / Age: 18

Killed in Action in Philippine Islands

Gregory F. Boehm photo 1945

Sgt. Gregory F. Boehm

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 66th Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division

Date of Loss: January 16, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France.

Douglas Wayne Thompson photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Douglas W. Thompson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Americal Division

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

Killed in action in the Philippines.

James J. Tatarek photo 1945

Private James J. Tatarek

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marine Division

Date of Loss: March 07, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Marlin E. Miller photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant Marlin E. Miller

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Air Corps

Date of Loss: April 28, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in the Pacific Area

Clarence Grimestad photo 1945

PFC Clarence Grimestad

Charlson, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 30, 1945 / Age: 39

Killed in action in the Battle for Clark Field and Fort Stotsenburg on Luzon in the Philippines.

Kenneth L. Stocking photo 1945

Private First Class Kenneth L. Stocking

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: May 04, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Okinawa

Peter A. Ressler photo 1945

Private Peter A. Ressler

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 12, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in Germany

Ernest Floyd Knutson photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Ernest F. Knutson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:358th Air Baser Squadron Army Corps

Date of Loss: March 13, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in Blythe, California

William O. Ward photo 1945

2nd Lieutenant William O. Ward

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:361st Field Artillery

Date of Loss: April 19, 1945 / Age: 34

Killed in action in Okinawa

Mark E. De Mots photo 1945

Technician 5th Grade Mark E. De Mots

Minot, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:56th Signal Air Warning Battalion

Date of Loss: July 30, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action near France.

Francis Irwin photo 1945

Private First Class Francis Irwin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H

Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands

Clinton A. Albus photo 1945

Private First Class Clinton A. Albus

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 30, 1945 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Philippines

William H. Magill Jr. photo 1945

1LT William H. Magill Jr.

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 31, 1945 / Age: 26

Died on 31 January 1945 on board a rescue ship. Was a soldier of the Bataan Death March.

Buried at Riverside Cemetery Fargo ND

Name is included on the All Veterans Memorial at the ND Capitol grounds in Bismarck ND.