State Heroes Total:
3937
Service Branch

World War II

Ivan J. Ones photo 1944

Private First Class Ivan J. Ones

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 19, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in France

Oscar E. Lystad photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Oscar E. Lystad

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Killed in action in Italy

Ralph R. Bender photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Ralph R. Bender

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:710th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age: 21

Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-38075 and crashed in the North Sea near Wesermunde, Germany during the war

Robert V. Murphy photo 1944

Technician 5th Grade Robert V. Murphy

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Germany

Arnold P. Kjelden photo 1944

Corporal Arnold P. Kjelden

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: February 12, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Italy

Willis W. Wacker photo 1944

Private First Class Willis W. Wacker

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Armed Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

Kenneth L. Wolf photo 1944

2nd Lieutenant Kenneth L. Wolf

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 21, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Germany

Norman K. Mahlum photo 1944

Private Norman K. Mahlum

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Holland

Duane F. Boyer photo 1944

Private First Class Duane F. Boyer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Armed Division

Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Harold V. Shogren photo 1944

Technical Sergeant Harold V. Shogren

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia

John D. Milks photo 1944

Private John D. Milks

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Rudolph L.  Jenson photo 1944

1st Lieutenant Rudolph L. Jenson

World War II

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.

Lennie Wilson photo 1944

PFC Lennie Wilson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 17, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Raymond Becker photo 1944

Staff Sgt. Raymond Becker

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 13, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in Italy.

John V. Hultin photo 1944

2nd Lt. John V. Hultin

Nash, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 575th Bomber Squadron, 391st Bomber Group, Medium

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

Killed in action near France.