State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private Anton Pfeifer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Emanuel Adams
Goodrich, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 30, 1944 / Age: 27
Emanuel Adams was born on September 14, 1916, to John Adams and Martha Bahr in Goodrich, Sheridan County, North Dakota. He entered the United States Army on October 16, 1940.
1944
Private First Class Earl B. Sondreal
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 10, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1944
Private First Class John Mintz
Monango, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:743rd Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: April 02, 1944 / Age:
Died in service in England.
1944
Private Guy R. Follansbee
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 29, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Normady, France
1944
Major John Svenningsen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 27
He died in service when the transport on which he was a passenger returning stateside, C-54ASkymaster #41-37292, crashed after takeoff in Accra (present day Ghana).
1944
Staff Sergeant Thomas G. Root
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service in Austria
1944
Private Ronald J. Nicolson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Brest, France
1944
Second Lieutenant Wellington E. Landis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:788th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action. Lt. Landis was the Navigator on Lt. James Roden's B-24 crew. He was killed when their aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany.
1944
Sergeant George L. Daniels
Midland, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 20, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Kenneth I. Bakken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 17, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Sergeant Donald J. Bergeron
Kenmare, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 19
Died while in MIA status. Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery.
1944
Sergeant Jess M. Scott
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:497th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: January 06, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Cherbourg, France
1944
Staff Sergeant Loris M. Espeseth
Eldorado, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:418th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in England.
1944
Staff Sergeant Clyde W. Parke
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Caen, France.
1944
Private First Class Leo J. Grossman
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 27, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Saipan