State Heroes
World War II
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
1945
2nd Lieutenant William O. Ward
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
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
Date of Loss: April 18, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action in the Philippine Islands
1945
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
PFC Eugene A. De Bolt
Carrington, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private Everett N. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 305th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in combat against the Japanese Army on the small Island of le Shima.
1945
PFC Clifford L. Larson
Bottineau, NDWorld 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
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