State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Merchant Seaman Nick Zivotosky
World War II (WWII)
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Merchant Marine
Date of Loss: August 10, 1945 / Age: 42
Killed in action in North Africa.
1945
Chief Turret Captain Robert J. Ruddy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: August 10, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
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.
1945
Shipfitter First Class Paul J. Goldmann
Hebron, 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.
1945
Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Joseph E. Piquette
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: August 08, 1945 / Age: 33
Remains never recovered.
1945
Technician Fourth Grade Leander W. Ege
Chalky Butte, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: August 06, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action Wels, Austria.
1945
Corporal Eugene B. Melcher
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 05, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in service in India
1945
Corporal Carsten G. Lorntson
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 04, 1945 / Age: 28
Died in service in Indio, California
1945
Second Lieutenant Nickolie J. Thompson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 03, 1945 / Age: 25
Died in a plane crash in Arcdome Mount, Nevada.
1945
Second Lieutenant Jack M. Oland
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 02, 1945 / Age: 26
Died while in service in a car accident in Richmond, Virgina
1945
Staff Sergeant Frank T. Sigl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 489th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Seventh Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 01, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany.
1945
Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class George F. Schneider
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: July 31, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service in Hawaii
1945
Seaman First Class Glenn H. Peterson
Sherwood, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: July 30, 1945 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea during the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
1945
Technician Fifth Grade Mark E. De Mots
Minot, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 56th Signal Air Warning Battalion
Date of Loss: July 30, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action near France.
1945
Seaman Second Class Daniel A. Baker
Hankinson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Indianapolis
Date of Loss: July 30, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action. USS Indianapolis. Phillipines. Remains not recovered.