State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Private Gilbert P. Lafferty
Leyden, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Seventh Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Belgium.
1945
Private First Class Charles M. Prine
Sawyer, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 161st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private Vernon E. Lippert
Verona, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 291st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
Private First Class Christ J. Dauenhauer
World War II (WWII)
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
Captain Glenn T. Elliott
Valley City, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 11th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Fifth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 23, 1945 / Age: 30
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Private Ernest Peltier
World War II (WWII)
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
Captain Dwight T. Hunkins
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 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
Sergeant Peter J. Farrell
Glacier Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 358th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: January 22, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Corporal Raymond C. Stout
World War II (WWII)
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 (WWII)
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 Adam Schaff
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 157th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private First Class George Schaff
World War II (WWII)
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
Sergeant Ronald B. Peck
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 302nd Infantry Regiment,
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 94th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 20, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Private First Class Carl B. Wasness
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 315th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 79th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Staff Sergeant Raymond A. Avery
Pherrin Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 158th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age: 34
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Torpedoman's Mate 3rd Class Roy E. Kroll Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age: 21
Died in service in Okinawa