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World War II

1945

Technical Sergeant Thomas H. Conners

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 6th Rangers Infantry Battalion

Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands

1942

S1c Orlan R. Cool

Westhope, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: February 18, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

1945

Staff Sgt. Bernard L. Coordes

Bismarck, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 914th Field Artillery Battalion, 89th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age: 31

Killed in action near France.

1942

Private First Class Dale W. Coppens

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 26

Killed in action in the South Pacific

1944

Sgt. Everett L. Corbin

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action near France.

1945

Tech. 4c Fabien T. Cote

Cecil Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 658th Amphibious Tractor Battalion

Date of Loss: March 12, 1945 / Age: 34

Died while in MIA status.

1942

Private Willard J. Coulter

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 25, 1942 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1943

Pilot Officer James B. Courtney

World War II

Date of Loss: March 05, 1943 / Age: 23

On March 5, 1943, his Short Stirling I (#R9271) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Ridgewell for a night air operation over Essen, Germany.

1942

Tech. 4c Robert I. Cox

Avon Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 194th Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: May 01, 1942 / Age: 24

Killed in action in the Bataan Death March.

1945

Captain William K. Crawford

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Marines Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Marine Division

Date of Loss: February 25, 1945 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Iwo Jima

1944

Technical Sergeant Edward D. Crimmins

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 677th AAF Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 444th Bomber Group

Date of Loss: August 20, 1944 / Age: 36

The bomber crashed into Shi-Ling (Snow Mountain) about 100 miles from Hsinching Airfield (A-1) at Chengdu, China when it ran low on fuel in poor weather and heavy headwinds returning from a mission over Yawata Kyoto, Japan.