State Heroes
World War II
1945
Captain William E. Miller
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 93rd Bomber Sqdn, 19th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Date of Loss: June 22, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
PFC Henry D. Dorner
Kunze Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 20, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Corp. Calvin S. Ekstrand
Dover, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 404th Bomber Squadron, 28th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 16, 1945 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Tech Sgt. Harold E. Halldorson
Milton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 777th Bomber Squadron, 444th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Date of Loss: June 10, 1945 / Age: 34
Died while in MIA status.
1945
PFC Robert E. Danielson
Highland Center, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 29, 1945 / Age: 21
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Flight Officer Donald Leintz
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 28th Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Date of Loss: May 29, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
EM3 Donald Adams
Wahpeton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 28, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Okinawa, Japan.
Remains not recovered.
1945
Hosp. Apprentice 1c Phillip W. Holter
Williston, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 28, 1945 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Staff Sgt. Irvin C. Ellingson
Dahlen, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 878th Bomber Squadron, 499th Bomber Group, Very Heavy
Date of Loss: May 26, 1945 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status.
1945
PFC Leonard C. Dickhaut
New Leipzig, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 307th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
2nd Lt. Carl P. Haugen
Reynolds, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 29th Bomber Squadron, Heavy
Date of Loss: May 21, 1945 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Lost on a patrol near the Galapagos Islands.
1945
1st Lt. Wayburn W. Schossow
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 551st Signal Air Warning Battalion
Date of Loss: May 19, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Sgt. Frank X. Schmidt
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: May 18, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
PFC Richard L. Rutherford
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 306th Infantry Regiment, 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
GMC Francis C. Clouse
Foxholm, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: May 11, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action aboard the USS Hugh W. Hadley when the ship was sent to the Pacific Theater arriving at Okinawa. The Hadley was attacked by 3 kamikaze planes.