State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Private First Class Alvin Leonard Bernhoft
Hensel, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 28, 1945 / Age: 28
Joined the 164th Regt., U. S. Army, Apr. 22, 1941. He saw service at Louisiana, Australia, New Caledonia, Fiji Islands, Guadalcanal, Bougainville and the Philippine Islands. He lost his life Feb. 28, 1945, during heavy action on Leyte.
Private First Class George R. McGregor
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: First Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Sixth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 28, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Staff Sergeant Philip J. Dockter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in the Philippines
1945
Corporal Wallace R. Smith
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in the Pacific Area
1945
Staff Sergeant George H. Stephenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Sergeant Victor Reisenauer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age: 22
Died in service in Leyte, Philippine Islands
Private First Class Carl W. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 301st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 94th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 26, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Private First Class Norris G. Gorder
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: February 26, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
Private First Class Harvey R. Grenier
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 304th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 76th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 26, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Second Lieutenant Ervin K. Holter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Troop B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 24th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Mecz Cavalry
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Captain William K. Crawford
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Ninth Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Third Marine Division
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Iwo Jima
1945
Corporal Clarion C. Wysocki
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 754th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Technician Fifth Grade Richard J. Lynch
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
Technician Fifth Class Lloyd R. Stenerson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 130th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 33rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private First Class John M. Spencer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 28th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 24, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Germany