State Heroes

Sergeant John R. Plummer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Sergeant Russell E. Montgomery

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 04, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Robert Alexander

Tolley, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:105th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age:

He was killed in action during the Battle of Saipan as his unit defended against a Japanese attack in the area of Tanapag. PFC Alexander's remains were not recovered or identified following his loss.

Private First Class John C. Finnegan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: March 13, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Bougainville

Private First Class Palmer O. Swenson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Linderman, Germany

Private Lester A. Kubousek

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in France

Sergeant Louis Larson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Staff Sergeant George A. Gray

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:735th AAF Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 06, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in the English Channel

Second Lieutenant Donald D. Bagne

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division "Santa Fe"

Date of Loss: August 12, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action 12 Aug 44 near La Poteliere, France

Private First Class Rueben Hirschkorn

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Sixth Infantry Battalion

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

Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Sergeant Edward A. Shirley

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:322nd Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: June 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private Aloysius Decoteau

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: September 09, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Henry F. Brown

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: OPN Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:132 Signal

Date of Loss: April 19, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action New Guinea

Technical Sergeant Gordon D. Hollister

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th Air Force

Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Mediterranean Area

First Lieutenant Warren R. Schuman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:91st AAF Bomber Squadron

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

Killed in the crash of C-47 #43-15660 in France while rushing troops to the front during the Battle of the Bulge. Suspected cause of the crash was iceing in the bitter cold weather.

Second Lieutenant Dougald A. McLean

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 24, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Germany