State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Fredrick J. Schuster photo 1944

Seaman Second Class Fredrick J. Schuster

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 29

Died in service in the Southwest Pacific Area

Grant O. Petricka photo 1944

Shipfitter First Class Grant O. Petricka

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 01, 1944 / Age: 28

Died in service in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jerome P. Higgins photo 1944

Private Jerome P. Higgins

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: September 24, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action on Bougainville.

William O. Senechal photo 1944

First Lieutenant William O. Senechal

Drake, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:36th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 27, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Derbamont, France.

William M. Bryson photo 1944

Sergeant William M. Bryson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:565th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: April 01, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action on a plane that was shot down

Ole A. Trontvet photo 1944

Corporal Ole A. Trontvet

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 24, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in Hondon, Texas.

Joseph P. Morris photo 1944

Private First Class Joseph P. Morris

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: July 23, 1944 / Age: 20

Died in service in Guam

Leo J. Davis photo 1944

Private First Class Leo J. Davis

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 01, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in France

Myron G. Nolin photo 1944

Corporal Myron G. Nolin

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 10, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in New Guinea

Milnor S. Olson photo 1944

Corporal Milnor S. Olson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 33

Died in service in Germany

Arthur S. Knutson photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Arthur S. Knutson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:333 Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:38 Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in Action 12 May 1944, Italy.

Buried in Evanger Cemetery Norma North Dakota.

Name included on page 784 of Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II1941-1945.

William O. Lund photo 1944

Private First Class William O. Lund

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 03, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France

Otto M. Wahus photo 1944

Corporal Otto M. Wahus

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Born  McKenzie County, ND March 16, 1917. Entered US Army in Ft. Snelling, MN May 20, 1942.  Served European African Middle Eastern Theater. Killed in Action near France. Buried in Plot F Row 17 Grave 22 Lorraine, France.

John Gums photo 1944

Staff Sergeant John Gums

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24J #44-40540

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22

B-24J #44-40540 took off, with a crew of 10, from Morotai, North Maluku Province, Indonesia on a bombing mission over Balikpapan island in Borneo.

Gilmore W. Harper photo 1944

Second Lieutenant Gilmore W. Harper

Cartwright, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 16, 1944 / Age: