State Heroes

1945

Private First Class Gilbert E. Wulff

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 105th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 22, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Okinawa

1945

Private Glenn E. Hover

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 21, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Shima, Ryukyus Island

1945

MM1 John B. Bird

Haynes, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trigger

Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status. Member of the crew on the USS Trigger, which was reported as lost/MIA while patrolling a known mined area of the East China Sea.

1945

Private First Class Joseph A. Kachena

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 415th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 104th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 38

Killed in action in Germany

1945

Private First Class Homer J. Latendresse

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 185th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 36

Killed in action in Negros, Philippine Islands

1945

Private First Class James J. Kubat

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 257th Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

1945

PFC Henry O. Stenberg

Arnegard, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 19, 1945 / Age:

1945

2nd Lieutenant William O. Ward

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 361st Field Artillery

Date of Loss: April 19, 1945 / Age: 34

Killed in action in Okinawa

1945

2nd Lieutenant Warren E. Randall

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 172nd Infantry

Date of Loss: April 18, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in the Philippine Islands

1945

Private First Class Richard Waslaski

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Infantry

Date of Loss: April 17, 1945 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Italy

1945

Technician 4th Grade Oscar E. Schock

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 382nd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 96th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 17, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in Okinawa

1945

SGT Andy I. Stamnes

Cooperstown, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 17, 1945 / Age:

1945

PFC Clifford L. Larson

Bottineau, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 137th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Germany

1945

Major Quintus B. Nelson

Grand Forks, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps

Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Lost over Palau.

1945

Captain Robert B. Holmes

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: P-51 44-63214

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 82nd Fighter Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 78th Fighter Group

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force

Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action when he was flying a mission to strafe enemy airfields in the present-day Czech Republic. After strafing two airfields heading towards the third, his plane was hit by flak, and he crashed and was killed near Prague