State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

World War II

George Fraser photo 1945

Technical Sergeant George Fraser

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age: 36

Killed in action in Okinawa

Gerald A. Burgess photo 1945

1st Lt. Gerald A. Burgess

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 163rd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 22, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near the Philippines.

Gilbert F. Van Keuren photo 1945

Staff Sgt. Gilbert F. Van Keuren

Jamestown, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: April 10, 1945 / Age: 28

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Merlin J. Hagen photo 1945

Private First Class Merlin J. Hagen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:102nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Germany

Bernard S. Bennison photo 1945

1st Lieutenant Bernard S. Bennison

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action over Kawasaki, Japan

Harry A. Meyers photo 1945

Private Harry A. Meyers

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: March 02, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

Edward F. Hanley photo 1945

PFC Edward F. Hanley

Page, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Loss: March 30, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action near the Netherlands.

Boyd A. Maize photo 1945

Private Boyd A. Maize

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Date of Loss: May 31, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Okinawa

Wilford J. Due photo 1945

PFC Wilford J. Due

Cecil Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: February 11, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Emmett P. O'Day photo 1945

2nd Lt. Emmett P. O'Day

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 106th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Loss: March 18, 1945 / Age: 33

Killed in action in Germany.

Ira L. Walla photo 1945

Private First Class Ira L. Walla

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department

Date of Loss: April 28, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Okinawa

Matthias Mastel photo 1945

Tech. Sgt. Matthias Mastel

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division

Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Lawrence L. Lee photo 1945

Staff Sergeant Lawrence L. Lee

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-29 #42-24598

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:869th Bomber Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:20th Air Force

Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age: 25

On January 9, 1945, while returning from mission to Musashino Aircraft Factory near Tokyo, came under attack by enemy fighters. The bomber was severely battle damaged, and ditched in the Pacific off the coast of Japan

Charles E. Pagenkopf photo 1945

Lieutenant Charles E. Pagenkopf

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 23, 1945 / Age: 29

Died in service in Waurika, Oklahoma in a plane crash

John Marzolf photo 1944

Pvt. John Marzolf

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 04, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.