State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Lowell A. Fiskum photo 1944

First Lieutenant Lowell A. Fiskum

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:506th Bomb Squadron

Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Hansberg, Germany in a plane that went down during a mission

Theodore W. Carlson photo 1944

Private First Class Theodore W. Carlson

Cogswell, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Sylvan R. Lucier photo 1944

Flight Officer Sylvan R. Lucier

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 27

Died in service in Tilfield, England

Alex Bakken photo 1944

Private First Class Alex Bakken

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age: 38

Killed in action in France

Melvin H. Schuster photo 1944

Private First Class Melvin H. Schuster

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:103th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 13, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action near France.

Wallace R. Evenson photo 1944

Sergeant Wallace R. Evenson

Fertile, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Wilmer Kerner photo 1944

Private First Class Wilmer Kerner

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 12, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France

Owen K. Rotnem photo 1944

Staff Sergeant Owen K. Rotnem

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: November 14, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in Metz, France

Robert M. Norby photo 1944

Private Robert M. Norby

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Armored Division

Date of Loss: May 31, 1944 / Age: 25

On May 31, 1944, in Larrvio, Italy, Private Robert Norby was killed from shell wounds.

Ephraim Meyer photo 1944

Private Ephraim Meyer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: October 12, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Orin E. Olson photo 1944

First Lieutenant Orin E. Olson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:448th Bomber Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Air Force

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 25

On July 26 they were bombing a bridge on the Adiage River near Verona, Italy, when their plane was hit in the left engine. Orin stayed at the controls of the plane as other crew members parachuted out.

August M. Kubis photo 1944

Staff Sergeant August M. Kubis

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 03, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Donald B. Vollrath photo 1944

Private Donald B. Vollrath

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6657th Signal Company

Date of Loss: March 24, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in North Africa.

Ivan C. Beatty photo 1944

Private Ivan C. Beatty

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion, Amphibian Team Group, Fleet Marine Force.

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fleet Marine Force

Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Peleliu Island, Palau Islands

James A. Howard photo 1944

Major James A. Howard

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:369th AAF Fighter Squadron

Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Germany