State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1943
First Lieutenant Earl A. Desautel
Grafton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1943 / Age: 29
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Private First Class Anthony J. Deschamp
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 81st Calvary Recon Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 81st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 24, 1944 / Age: 35
Killed in action in Italy
1943
Captain John A. Dewey
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Headquarters Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: August 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Private First Class Leonard C. Dickhaut
New Leipzig, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 307th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1942
Corporal Herman C. Diede
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1944
Private First Class James A. Diemert
Eckelson Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Corporal Walter Dietz
Grand Forks, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 133rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private First Class Glenn A. Dilland
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 60th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 17, 1944 / Age: 36
Killed in action in France
1943
Private First Class Louis A. Dionne
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in North America
1945
Sergeant John D. Divers Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 12, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Leyte
1944
Second Lieutenant Marvin L. Dock
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H Liberator #42-52302 'Ken-O-Kay'
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 733rd Bomb Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 453rd Bomb Group (H)
Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 25
Shot down by anti aircraft artillery flak on mission to Furth, and crashed just north of Nuremberg, Germany
1945
Private First Class Elmer Dockter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 383rd Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: April 09, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Okinawa
1943
Seaman Second Class Elmer V. Dockter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS LST-387
Date of Loss: June 22, 1943 / Age: 19
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each.
1945
Staff Sergeant Philip J. Dockter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: February 27, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in the Philippines
1946
Aviation Radioman Third Class Wilbert W. Dockter
Martin, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 15, 1946 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1942
Corporal Lewis D. Dibbert
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Guadalcanal, Soloman Islands