State Heroes Total:
447
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Arnold A. Pfaff photo 1945

Technician Fourth Class Arnold A. Pfaff

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:774th Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Andrew W. Peterson photo 1945

First Lieutenant Andrew W. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Eighth Photographic Squadron

Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Orville C. Drosdal photo 1945

Radioman Third Class Orville C. Drosdal

Van Hook, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: March 19, 1945 / Age: 21

Died while in MIA status. Served as a radio operator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin when a kamikaze hit his general quarters station.

Edward G. Schulte photo 1945

Seaman First Class Edward G. Schulte

Edgeley, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: August 10, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Melvin G. Frey photo 1945

Seaman First Class Melvin G. Frey

Granville, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: October 26, 1945 / Age: 18

Died while in MIA status.

Francis V. Cincera photo 1945

Seaman First Class Francis V. Cincera

Lisbon, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: April 22, 1945 / Age: 22

Died while in MIA status.

Max L. Rosencrans photo 1945

Private First Class Max L. Rosencrans

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: January 26, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Lowell Donald Johnson photo 1945

Seaman First Class Lowell D. Johnson

Ruso, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: April 05, 1945 / Age: 19

Died while in MIA status.

George L. Braseth photo 1945

Lieutenant Junior Grade George L. Braseth

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: October 26, 1945 / Age: 29

Killed in action aboard the USS Hoel (DD-533). Buried at sea.

Theodore S. Lindseth photo 1944

Fireman Second Class Theodore S. Lindseth

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: December 18, 1944 / Age: 18

Died while in MIA status. Lost at sea when the USS Spence went down during Typhoon Cobra.

Clarence V. Beckley photo 1944

Lieutenant Junior Grade Clarence V. Beckley

Bordulac, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trout

Date of Loss: February 29, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action on the USS Trout in the Philippines Basin. Remains not recovered. 

Allan J. Dorgan photo 1944

Private First Class Allan J. Dorgan

Regent, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:66th Infantry Division

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

Died while in MIA status.

Wallace E. Odegaard photo 1944

Seaman First Class Wallace E. Odegaard

Horace, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: October 28, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in the sinking of the destroyer USS Hoel in the Battle at Leyte Gulf, in the Philippines.

Richard R. Cuskelly photo 1944

Private First Class Richard R. Cuskelly

Dickinson, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:66th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 19

Died while in MIA status.

Earl D. Koenig photo 1944

Sergeant Earl D. Koenig

Underwood, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:863rd Bomber Squadron

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

Died while in MIA status.