State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Corporal Henry H. Raaum
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 417th Infantry Regiment,
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 76th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 22, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Private Lyle W. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Third Tank Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 10th Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 21, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private First Class Robert B. Miner
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 66th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 12th Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 21, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Private First Class Edward C. Drader Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 27th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 21, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
First Lieutenant John P. Wilkinson
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 488th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 340th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Loss: March 20, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Technician Fourth Grade Douglas O. Sollom
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 20, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Private First Class Merle E. Casey
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: March 19, 1945 / Age: 20
Died in service in the Philippine Islands
1945
Sergeant Arthur B. Rossland
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: March 19, 1945 / Age: 34
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Major Edward C. Tresemer
LaMoure, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 492nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: March 19, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action near Bramsche, Germany.
1945
Radioman Third Class Orville C. Drosdal
Van Hook, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: March 19, 1945 / Age: 21
Died while in MIA status. Served as a radio operator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin when a kamikaze hit his general quarters station.
1945
Second Lieutenant Emmett P. O'Day
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 106th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: March 18, 1945 / Age: 33
Killed in action in Germany.
1945
Captain John C. Meidinger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 48th Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 14th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: March 18, 1945 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private First Class Andrew D. Mathiasen
Crosby, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 20th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Sixth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 17, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private First Class Sidney Aamodt
Hamar, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 355th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 89th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 16, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.
1945
Private First Class Jacob Woods
World War II (WWII)
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Tenth Armored Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Fourth Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 16, 1945 / Age: 28
1945
Technical Sergeant Anton Mack
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 15, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany