State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Private First Class Reinholdt T. Hofmann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 63rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Sixth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 26, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near the Philippines.
1945
Sergeant Earl W. Garrison
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 25, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action on Tinian Island, Marianas Islands
1945
Private First Class Lester A. Erickson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 24, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action on Mindanao Island
1945
Private First Class Lyle R. Smith
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 23, 1945 / Age: 18
Died in service in Germany
1945
Captain William E. Miller
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 93rd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 19th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Date of Loss: June 22, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Sergeant Orville W. Milbrandt
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 383rd Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: June 21, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Henry D. Dorner
Kunze Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 169th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 43rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 20, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private Lawrence G. Gerving
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 20, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private Clarence F. Weiss
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: June 20, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in service in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Arnold H. Hausauer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 382nd Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: June 18, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Private First Class Adrian L. Lucken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 18, 1945 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Corporal Calvin S. Ekstrand
Dover, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 404th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 28th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 16, 1945 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private First Class Allen G. Stein
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 17th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Gerald R. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: US Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron Two
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Combat Air Crew 50
Date of Loss: June 15, 1945 / Age: 21
Died in service in Corpus Christi, Texas
1945
Captain Philip E. Thompson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 14, 1945 / Age: 32
Died in service in Europe
1945
Private First Class Gilmer G. Lindquist
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 25, 1945 / Age: 23
Died in service in France