State Heroes Total:
448
Service Branch

World War II (WWII)

Wendelin J. Volk photo 1944

Coxswain Wendelin J. Volk

Strasburg, ND

World War II (WWII)

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.

James B. Boyd photo 1944

Ensign James B. Boyd

Langdon, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: February 11, 1944 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status.

Chester M. Lyste photo 1944

Shipfitter 1c Chester M. Lyste

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 18, 1944 / Age: 28

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

Reynold M. Bergman photo 1944

Seaman First Class Reynold M. Bergman

Ransom, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status.

Alvin R. Hoffman photo 1944

2nd Lt. Alvin R. Hoffman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 870th Bomber Squadron, 497th Bomber Group, Very Heavy

Date of Loss: November 24, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard U.S.

Charlie A. Letterman photo 1943

Chief Water Tender Charlie A. Letterman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: June 08, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Leo C. Foley photo 1943

Gunners Mate 3c Leo C. Foley

Ardoch, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: January 01, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Buried at sea on the American steam merchant ship Arthur Middleton, near Casablanca, when the ship was hit by two torpedoes from a U-73.

James E. Rutherford photo 1943

PFC James E. Rutherford

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation

Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

William J. Kelly photo 1943

Sgt. William J. Kelly

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 531st Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: June 11, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Killed during a mission near Koepang, Dutch Timor on a B-24D aircraft.

Clifford W. Fallen photo 1943

Seaman 2c Clifford W. Fallen

Sutton, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: March 10, 1943 / Age: 22

Died while in MIA status. Stationed on a steam merchant ship southeast of Guantanamo Bay that was struck by a torpedo, which caused her cargo (4000 tons of explosives) to explode.

Claude  Robinson photo 1943

Seaman 1c Claude Jerome Robinson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: March 09, 1943 / Age: 22

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the Malantic when it was sunk by U-409 near Murmansk, Russia. Body was not recovered.

William E. Jakle photo 1943

Sgt. William E. Jakle

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Americal Division

Date of Loss: January 07, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Harold E. Bergman photo 1943

First Lieutenant Harold E. Bergman

Ellendale, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:511th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: November 03, 1943 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status.

Berthold O. Hofer photo 1943

FC3c Berthold O. Hofer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: December 01, 1943 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status.

Daniel J. Hennessy photo 1943

Captain Daniel J. Hennessy

Mandan, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps

Date of Loss: June 05, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.