State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1945
Capt. Dwight T. Hunkins
Fargo, NDWorld War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 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
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
Pvt. Adam Schaff
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 21, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
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
Sgt. Ronald B. Peck
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 302nd Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 20, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
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
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 Sgt. Raymond A. Avery
Pherrin Township, NDWorld War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 158th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age: 34
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private Philander E. Vannatta
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 27
Died in service in Ft. Knox, Kentucky
1945
Private Waldo H. Onsager
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: January 18, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Pvt. Rueben Pepple
Cathay, NDWorld War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 34th Tank Battalion, 5th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1945
Private First Class Merlin J. Hagen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 405th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 102nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
1945
Technician Fifth Grade William G. Warcken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 56th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 11th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 17, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
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
1945
Private First Class Edwin E. Krukenberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 18, 1945 / Age: 22
Died in service in France