State Heroes Total:
445
Service Branch

World War II

William R. Tangney photo 1944

2nd Lt. William R. Tangney

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 13th Squadron, 403rd Troop Carrier Group

Date of Loss: January 10, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

George A. Bell photo 1944

EM1 George A. Bell

Cavalier, ND

World War II

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age: 24

Died while in MIA status.

Jack C. Beckwith photo 1944

Private First Class Jack C. Beckwith

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:99th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 16, 1944 / Age: 20

On December 15, 1944, he was with members of Company C on Hill 627 in the woods near Wahlerscheid, Germany, when the men came under attack from multiple German artillery barrages.

Hartvick L. Anderson photo 1944

GM3c Hartvick L. Anderson

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: July 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in Italy. Remains not recovered. 

 

John Gums photo 1944

Staff Sergeant John Gums

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24J #44-40540

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22

B-24J #44-40540 took off, with a crew of 10, from Morotai, North Maluku Province, Indonesia on a bombing mission over Balikpapan island in Borneo.

Alvin L. Schultz photo 1944

Coxswain Alvin L. Schultz

Bottineau, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 28

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Birmingham.

John P. O'Donnell photo 1944

Machinist's Mate 3c John P. O'Donnell

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: April 05, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

John G. Kowalski photo 1944

Staff Sgt. John G. Kowalski

Park River, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 422nd Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status.

Carlyle J. Fuglie photo 1944

Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Carlyle J. Fuglie

Devils Lake, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

On October 30, 1944, while the Belleau Wood was patrolling with her task group east of Leyte in the Philippines, she shot down a Japanese kamikaze plane, which fell on her flight deck aft, causing fires which set off ammunition.

Leonard W. Nicholson photo 1944

AOm2c Leonard W. Nicholson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

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

Died while in MIA status.

Edgar A. Kjos photo 1944

2nd Lt. Edgar A. Kjos

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 202nd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion

Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

John R. Williams, Jr. photo 1944

Seaman 2c John R. Williams, Jr.

Mandan, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.

Leslie V. Nelson photo 1944

Seaman 2c Leslie V. Nelson

Velva, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: February 02, 1944 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status.

Warren E. Burnett photo 1944

Sgt. Warren E. Burnett

Elm Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 763rd Bomber Squadron, 460th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: October 20, 1944 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status when his B-24J aircraft went missing over the Mediterranean Sea.

Harlem A. Waslien photo 1944

Tech. 4c Harlem A. Waslien

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 526th Ordnance Maintenance Company

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

Died while in MIA status.