State Heroes Total:
3942
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Helmer O. Rude photo 1943

Private First Class Helmer O. Rude

Tolna, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: March 28, 1943 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Morocco.

Richard Monger photo 1943

Private Richard Monger

Rugby, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 162nd Infantry Medical Corps

Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 24

Jens W. Harter photo 1943

Seaman 2nd Class Jens W. Harter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Preston

Date of Loss: November 16, 1943 / Age: 19

Killed in Action, 15 Nov 1942, while serving aboard the USS Preston, DD-379. The Preston was sunk by Japanese surface ships during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Leonard A. Willnow photo 1943

Private First Class Leonard A. Willnow

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:50th Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 30

Died in service in Attu Island, Alaska

Marius W. Christenson photo 1943

Second Lieutenant Marius W. Christenson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Date of Loss: November 21, 1943 / Age: 33

Killed in action on Yetis Island, Tararwa, Kiribati

Wesley E. Melander photo 1943

Chief Water Tender Wesley E. Melander

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: May 06, 1943 / Age: 39

Died in service in Long Beach, California 

Thomas Potter photo 1943

Ensign Thomas Potter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 09, 1943 / Age: 25

Died in service in New York, New York.

George R.  Krueger photo 1943

Staff Sergeant George R. Krueger

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Man-O-War

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:323rd Squadron

Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 25

After a bombing raid on the Messerschmitt factory in Kassel (Germany) the crew tried to get back to their base in England.

Harry R. Sieben photo 1943

Private Harry R. Sieben

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Attu, Alaska

Raymond J. Miller photo 1943

Private First Class Raymond J. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 14, 1943 / Age: 31

Killed in action in Italy

Wilfred M. Stone photo 1943

Private First Class Wilfred M. Stone

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 06, 1943 / Age: 31

Killed in action in Sicily

Roger A. Reynolds photo 1943

Second Lieutenant Roger A. Reynolds

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 07, 1943 / Age: 24

Died in Service in an army hospital at Smyrna, Tennessee of injuries received Thursday when a jeep tipped over while his company was on maneuvers in that area.

Clarence A. Vinje photo 1943

Painter Third Class Clarence A. Vinje

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: October 28, 1943 / Age: 42

Died in service in Wickford, Rhode Island

Cliffore Paur photo 1943

Machinist's Mate Second Class Clifford Paur

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: January 20, 1943 / Age: 24

Died in service in the US Naval hospital in Hawaii

Louis A. Dionne photo 1943

Private First Class Louis A. Dionne

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 31

Killed in action in North America