State Heroes Total:
432
Service Branch

World War II

Clarence H. Steckler photo 1944

Tech. 5c Clarence H. Steckler

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 709th Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

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. 

 

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 MM1c Carlyle J. Fuglie

Devils Lake, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

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

Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.

William G. Zander photo 1944

Motor Machinist's Mate 2c William G. Zander

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: August 24, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status, lost at sea when the submarine USS Harder (SS-257) was lost at sea.

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.

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.

Patrick Dunphy photo 1944

MoMM1c Patrick Dunphy

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: December 03, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Ernest A. Tweten photo 1944

Staff Sgt. Ernest A. Tweten

Heimdal, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 579th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: October 09, 1944 / Age: 24

Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Vegesack aboard 42-7470 "Exterminator" when the aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters in the vicinity of the coast North of the target at Vegesack.

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.

Cletus F. Lipetzky photo 1944

MoMM2c Cletus F. Lipetzky

Kensal, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 22

Died while in MIA status, when the USS-LST-496 on which he was serving struck a mine in the English Channel and sank during the coastal invasion of Normandy. His body was not recovered.

Hugh J. Hazlett photo 1944

1st Lt. Hugh J. Hazlett

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group

Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Casualty of the Oryoku Maru.

Benton L. Lawrence photo 1944

Pvt. Benton L. Lawrence

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the Belgian Steamship "Leopoldville", when a German torpedo hit the ship.