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1945

Technician 4th Grade Oscar E. Schock

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 382nd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 96th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 17, 1945 / Age: 23

Died in service in Okinawa

1944

Electrician's Mate 3C Willaim F. Schoener

Mandan, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age: 23

Died while doing maintenance on the ships engine and was electrocuted (Per statement of family 5/16/2019) - Buried at Sea. Survived by spouse Katharine.

1945

2nd Lt. Donald A. Schollander

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 276th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1945

1st Lt. Wayburn W. Schossow

World War II (WWII)

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.

1944

Corporal George S. Schroedl

Leonard, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 27

Died in POW status in Bataan.

1945

Sergeant Lewis A. Schuchard

Bryant, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 117th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 30th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 38

Killed in action in Limburg, Netherlands.

1945

Seaman 1c Edward G. Schulte

Edgeley, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: August 10, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

1944

Coxswain Alvin L. Schultz

Bottineau, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 28

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Birmingham.

1945

Private First Class Albert E. Schulz

Elgin, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 152nd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 38th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

1944

1st Lieutenant Warren R. Schuman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 91st AAF Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in the crash of C-47 #43-15660 in France while rushing troops to the front during the Battle of the Bulge. Suspected cause of the crash was iceing in the bitter cold weather.