State Heroes

Private Waldemar J. Hagen

Hillsboro, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Third Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Loss: August 25, 1944 / Age: 34

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Otto P. Cherny

Dickinson, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:81st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action while accompanying a night patrol in Angaur. They succeeded in placing several demolition charges in enemy territory before being discovered by the enemy. During the fight that followed, he was killed by enemy fire.

First Lieutenant Rudolph L. Jenson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17G #42-31695

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:369th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 22, 1944 / Age: 26

B-17G #42-31695 took off, with a crew of 10, from Station 111 Thurleigh, England on a bombing mission over Bernburg, Germany.

Flight Officer Hadley D. Baldwin

Lisbon, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Air Commando Group

Date of Loss: May 09, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action. Burma. Remains not recovered.

Private First Class Lenhart P. O'Brien

Cathay

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 16th Postal Regulation Section

Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near England.

Staff Sergeant George M. Dunn

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 04, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany

Staff Sergeant Alfred M. Qualle

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:32nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Private Alexander Materi

Strasburg, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:29th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 01, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action near France.

Sergeant Francis N. Zerr

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:776th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: June 25, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Italy

Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Agard

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in the territory of Hawaii

Private Lester Tellinghuisen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 28, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Lawrence J. Harmon

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Regiment

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

Killed in action on Bougainville Island

Private First Class Robert D. Block

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 29, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Holland

Private First Class Charles M. Page Jr.

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 30, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in France

First Lieutenant John C. Campbell

Sherwood, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:407th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: April 30, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action near France. 

Staff Sergeant Albert R. Rodacker

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.