State Heroes
World War II
1945
2nd Lt. Verdie E. Smith
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 404th Bomber Squadron, 28th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Co-Pilot of B-24D, shot down by enemy fighter over Shumushu Straits while on mission to Paramushiro Island in the Kuriles chain.
1945
Private First Class Christ J. Dauenhauer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 378th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 23, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in England.
1945
Capt. Glenn T. Elliott
Valley City, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 23, 1945 / Age: 30
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Capt. Dwight T. Hunkins
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 31st Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 22, 1945 / Age: 29
Died while in POW status. Fought on Bataan and became a POW at Camp O'Donnell and Cabanatuan. He was one of 1622 Japanese Prisoners of War boarded onto the Oryoku Maru at Manila on December 14, 1944.
1945
Sgt. Peter J. Farrell
Glacier Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: January 22, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Private Ernest Peltier
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 10th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 5th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 22, 1945 / Age: 26
Died in service in France
1945
Pvt. Adam Schaff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Corporal Raymond C. Stout
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 317th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Luxemburg, Belgium
1945
Private First Class Adolph Buxie
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 184th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action on the Philippine Islands
1945
Private First Class George Schaff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 23rd Infantry Regiment, A/S Inf
Date of Loss: January 20, 1945 / Age: 29
Died in service in Belgium.
1945
Sgt. Ronald B. Peck
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 302nd Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 20, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
PFC Carl B. Wasness
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 315th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Staff Sgt. Raymond A. Avery
Pherrin Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 158th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age: 34
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Pvt. Rueben Pepple
Cathay, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Torpedoman's Mate 3rd Class Roy E. Kroll Jr.
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age: 21
Died in service in Okinawa