State Heroes

Staff Sergeant Edward F. Buzalsky

Connor Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 07, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action near Belgium.

Staff Sergeant Robert W. Arhart

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:85th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: June 29, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Belgium.

Gunner's Mate Third Class Hartvick L. Anderson

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: July 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in Italy. Remains not recovered. 

Private Peter L. Braun

Mandan, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 37

Peter Louie Braun was born on October 31, 1906, in Glen Ullin, Morton County, North Dakota to Joseph P Braun and Eugina Schacher Braun. He entered the United States Army on March 19, 1942.

Second Lieutenant Arthur J. Blackwood

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in France.

Private First Class Arthur Adolphy

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 18, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in France.

Private First Class Guy A. Combs, Jr.

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:237th Engineer Combat Battalion

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

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Charles E. Mattern

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 08, 1944 / Age: 27

Died in service in France

Technician Fourth Class Edwin A. Germann

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:753rd Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: May 24, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Staff Sergeant Gerhard A. Skjefte

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: February 02, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Italy

Sergeant Harold M. Moberg

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 06, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Brachwitz, Germany

Private First Class Wallace V. Johnson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 03, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in the Marianas Island

Private First Class Bill M. Erickson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 13, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Italy

Private Aloysius J. Streifel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 23, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Arthur H. Ries

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Elmer E. Kouba

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 17, 1944 / Age: 38

Killed in action in France