State Heroes

Private First Class Alf L. Burman

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 19, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France.

Private First Class Sam A. Metzner

Fort Rice, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Staff Sergeant Francis H. Stoeber

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Air Force

Date of Loss: August 30, 1944 / Age: 22

Died in service in New Guinea

Private First Class Earl G. Naumann

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:75th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Belgium 

Private First Class Sidney E.R. Anderson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 29, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in The Philippines.

Technician Fifth Grade Leon R. Warlstad

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Burma

Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class Charlie H. Victor

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 07, 1944 / Age: 27

Died in service in the Solomon Islands.

Private First Class Jack C. Beckwith

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:99th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 16, 1944 / Age: 20

On December 15, 1944, he was with members of Company C on Hill 627 in the woods near Wahlerscheid, Germany, when the men came under attack from multiple German artillery barrages.

Staff Sergeant Lyle D. Lere

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Germany

Private First Class Lyle M. Paulson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in Holland

First Sergeant Donnelly O. Thompson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 38

Killed in action in Germany

Second Lieutenant Marvin L. Dock

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H Liberator #42-52302 'Ken-O-Kay'

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:733rd Bomb Squadron

Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 25

Shot down by anti aircraft artillery flak on mission to Furth, and crashed just north of Nuremberg, Germany

Private William Mittlestedt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 11, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in North Africa

Private First Class Harry A. Bresnahan

Wahpeton, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Second Armored Division

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

Killed in action in France.

Captain Norman J. McKendry

Mandan, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 16, 1944 / Age: 33

Killed in action in the Netherlands.

Staff Sergeant Raymond H. Strand

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

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

Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action Keriing, France