State Heroes
World War II
1944
Private First Class Robert C. Roche
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in service in Saidor, New Guinea
1944
Pvt. Donald V. Nordquist
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 708th Amphibious Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action on Saipan.
1944
Corp. Martin R. Dahl
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Technical Sergeant Harold V. Shogren
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
1944
Private First Class Howard O. Thompson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 165th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Saipan, Mariana Islands
1944
Aviation Metalsmith 1c Lennard L. Sorem
Edmunds, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Killed on the USS Fanshaw Bay off of the Coast of Saipan. Received Purple Heart - Buried at Sea.
1944
Private First Class Alfred R. Steen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Ensign Russell Howard
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Air Corps
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 20
1944
Private First Class Palmer R. Onsgard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France
1944
PFC Raymond A. Westling
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Richard E. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Private Marvin S. O'Conner
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France
1944
PFC August C. Siegfried
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 31
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Hunter D. Watts
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France
1944
Technical Sergeant Annil H. Bratvold
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 58th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in France