State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Staff Sergeant Maynard B. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:102nd Infantry Division "Ozark"
Date of Loss: November 06, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near Aachen, Germany
1944
Private First Class Gustave Odegard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 11, 1944 / Age: 25
Died in service in Italy
1944
Private First Class Gilbert A. Helland
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: A Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:343rd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 24, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action in France
1944
Sergeant Nicodemus A. Scherger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 10, 1944 / Age: 32
Died in service in England
1944
Sergeant Denis B. McDonough
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:701st Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age: 23
Denis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J was hit by flak and crashed near Wizernes, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
1944
Technical Sergeant Edward D. Crimmins
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 677th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: August 20, 1944 / Age: 36
The bomber crashed into Shi-Ling (Snow Mountain) about 100 miles from Hsinching Airfield (A-1) at Chengdu, China when it ran low on fuel in poor weather and heavy headwinds returning from a mission over Yawata Kyoto, Japan.
1944
Private First Class Robert C. Roche
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in service in Saidor, New Guinea
1944
Staff Sergeant Zenophile L. Grandbois
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 18, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Staff Sergeant Herbert H. Hoehn
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:84th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 09, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Captain Unite L. Brodin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:603rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: May 24, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in European Theater
1944
2nd Lieutenant Roland D. McKay
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 02, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action in Italy
1944
First Lieutenant Lowell A. Fiskum
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:506th Bomb Squadron
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Hansberg, Germany in a plane that went down during a mission
1944
Private Ronald L. Swalley
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 28, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action on Anzio Beach, Italy
1944
Private Wallace A. Ronning
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 06, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
1944
Corporal John W. Kunde
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in Las Vegas, Nevada
1944
Private First Class Alex Bakken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age: 38
Killed in action in France