St. Norbert’s Green Knight Company is a member of the Fox Valley Battalion, headquartered at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.

St. Norbert College’s Fallen Soldiers

The following individuals gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our country. They will never be forgotten.

World War I

  • Emil Asselin, Calumet, Mich., United States Army. Died of wounds, Minorville, France. Sept. 11, 1918
  • William Brill, Appleton, Wis., Seaman, United States Navy. Died of disease, Great Lakes, Ill. Sept. 21, 1918
  • Irving M. Tuftus, Crystal Falls, Mich., United States Army. Killed in action, Nancy, France. 1918
  • Henery Woolford, Green Bay, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Army. Died of wounds, Roisel, France. October 10, 1918

World War II

  • Clifford J. Ahasay ’39, De Pere, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Saipan, Marianas Islands. June 15, 1944
  • Benjamin C. Beach ’38, De Pere, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army. Died in Japanese prison camp, Cabanatuan, Luzon. June 26, 1942
  • Richard J. Carroll ’36, Chicago, Ill., First Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Died prisoner on sinking enemy submarine, Mediterranean Sea. Jan. 14, 1943
  • Richard J. Coad ’42, Green Bay, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Bougainville, France. Nov. 1, 1943
  • John J. Conway ’43, Green Bay, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Aviation casualty, Longtown, Miss. Dec. 23, 1942
  • Ralph M. Costello ’42, Green Bay, Wis., Royal Canadian Air Force. Killed in action
  • Robert G. Craanen ’40, Green Bay, Wis., Captain, United States Army. Killed in action, Villeneuve, Fontainebleu, France. August 26, 1944
  • Harold J. De Keyser ’43, Powers, Mich., Second Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Killed in plane explosion, Bengasi, Libya. July 13, 1943
  • Leo L. Dewayne ’40, Maribel, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Died on Japanese prison ship, China Sea. Sept. 7, 1944
  • James E. Dunn ’41, Duluth, Minn., Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Pelileu Islands. Sept. 30, 1944
  • Bernard E. Fruzen ’43, Green Bay, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army. Killed in action, Germany-Holland border. Dec. 17, 1944
  • Vincent J. Hercer ’41, Rockford, Ill., First Lieutenant, United States Army (32nd Infantry Division). Killed in action, Buna, New Guinea. Dec. 1942
  • Floyd W. Hopfensberger ’43, Kimberly, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Army (66th Infantry Division). Killed in action, St. James, Brittany, France. Feb. 2, 1945
  • Arthur J. Kerns ’40, Chester, Pa., Sergeant, United States Army (80th Infantry Division). Killed in action, Metz, France. Oct. 8, 1944
  • Carl L. Kottke ’39, De Pere, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army (90th Infantry Division). Killed in action, Les Forges, France. July 29, 1944
  • Robert J. Kuehn ’43, Rhinelander, Wis., Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Gersheim, Germany. Dec. 17, 1944
  • Rodney J. Lavaque ’45, Green Bay, Wis., Private First Class, United States Army. Presumed killed in action, New Guinea. March 28, 1945
  • Isadore N. Lucassen ’33, Little Chute, Wis., Private First Class, United States Army Killed in action, Italy, Nov. 8, 1943
  • Adrian R. Martin ’35, De Pere, Wis., First Sergeant, United States Army. Died in Japanese Prison #6, Hanawa, Japan. June 8, 1945
  • Edward J. Martin ’40, Green Bay, Wis., Captain, United States Army. Accidental death, Darmstadt, Germany. July 2, 1945
  • Francis R. Nolan ’44, Manawa, Wis., Private First Class, United States Army. Accidental death in line of duty, Saidor, New Guinea. Jan. 27, 1944
  • Robert Olmstead ’35, United States Army. Killed in action in Europe. Spring 1944
  • William E. Olson ’45, Menominee, Mich., Private First Class, United States Army. Killed in action, Omaha Beach, France. June 6, 1944
  • Henery Parks ’34, Rice Lake, Wis., Yeoman First Class, United States Navy. Killed in action at sea, off Salerno, Italy. Sept. 25, 1943
  • John B. Platt ’39, Milwaukee, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed while serving in Aachen, Germany. Mar. 20, 1945
  • Julien K. Prokopovitz Jr. ’38, Pulaski, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Killed in action, Bordeaux, France. June 19, 1944
  • Roderick E. Rothe ’45, Green Bay, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Killed in action, Lins, Austria. Jan. 19, 1945
  • Richard T. Ryan, Jr. ’39, Green Bay, Wis., United States Army. Aviation casualty, Suez, Egypt. Sept. 16, 1944
  • Ivan Schuster ’38, Manistique, Mich., United States Army. Killed in action, North African Invasion. Mar. 1943
  • George P. Seroogy ’45, Green Bay, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Aviation casualty, Guam. Mar. 21, 1945
  • Sterling V. Shipla ’40, Oconto, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Noamfoor, New Guinea. Sept. 9, 1944
  • Robert J. Simon ’40, Green Bay, Wis., Corporal, United States Army. Killed in action, Aitape, New Guinea. July 13, 1944
  • Connie J. Stathas ’36, Green Bay, Wis., Second Lieutenant, United States Army. Accidental death, Camp Sutton, N.C. July 12, 1942
  • Patrick J. Sweeny ’43, Philadelphia, Pa. Private, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Tenaru, Gauadalcanal. Aug. 21, 1942
  • William J. Toltzman ’40, Green Bay, Wis., Lieutenant, United States Army Air Force. Accidental death, Italy. Feb. 19, 1944
  • Ambrose (Sam) G. Vanderheiden ’38, Wrightstown, Wis., Lieutenant Junior Grade, United States Navy. Drowned at sea in sinking ship, off Maine. Apr. 23, 1945
  • Earl D. Wallen ’42, Green Bay, Wis., Corporal, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Dec. 7, 1941
  • Walter T. Weinberger ’43, Waupun, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army Air Force. Killed in action, Arles, France. July 24, 1944
  • Paul J. Wismans ’41, Kimberly, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army (106th Infantry Division). Killed in action, Belgium at the Battle of the Bulge. Dec. 21, 1944

Korean War

  • Robert F. Blohowiak ’51, Green Bay, Wis., Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Korea. July 1952
  • Harlod H. Buth ’44, Green Bay, Wis., Captain, United States Air Force. Killed in training, Oscoda, Mich. June 26, 1951
  • Vernon L. Kesler ’52, Marshfield, Wis., Sergeant, United States Army. Killed in action, Korea. Jan. 26, 1951
  • George G. Reinhart ’51, Green Bay, Wis., Sergeant, United States Marine Corps. Died of disease, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Sept. 9, 1952

Vietnam War

  • Gary H. Brux ’60, Green Bay, Wis., Captain, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam. Oct. 6, 1966
  • Charles L. Johnson ’65, Marshfield, Wis., First Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam. June 23, 1967
  • Bruce P. Nettesheim ’67, Sussex, Wis., United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam. May 1968
  • John Francis, Captain, United States Marine Corps. Killed in action during third tour, Vietnam.
  • Paul Rogalske, Sergeant, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam.
  • Robert McMaster, Sergeant, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam.
  • Thomas Shaw ’70, Lieutenant, United States Army. Killed in action, Vietnam.