State Heroes
1944
First Lieutenant Carl A. Skedsvold
Alexander, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 20, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action at Kyushu, Japan
World War II (WWII)
1944
Captain Donald A. Swenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 24, 1944 / Age: 27
Died in service in Sorrento, Italy
1944
Baker 1st Class Kenton E. Kuebker
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 25
On 24 October, U.S.S. Albert W. Grant joined TG 77.2 and sailed to engage a Japanese task force reported steaming northward from the Sulu Sea toward Surigao Strait.
1944
Corporal George S. Grimm
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 03, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Bougainville, Solomon Islands
1944
Second Lieutenant Dale W. Witson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:324th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action when his plane was shot down over Deiderode, Germany.
1944
Staff Sergeant Norbert L. Olsen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 01, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Cisterna, Italy
1944
Private Jerome P. Higgins
Grand Forks, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action on Bougainville.
1944
First Lieutenant William O. Senechal
Drake, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 27, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Derbamont, France.
1944
Sergeant William M. Bryson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:565th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 01, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action on a plane that was shot down
1944
Seaman Second Class Fredrick J. Schuster
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 29
Died in service in the Southwest Pacific Area
1944
Shipfitter First Class Grant O. Petricka
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 01, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1944
Private First Class Leo J. Davis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 01, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in France
1944
Corporal Ole A. Trontvet
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 24, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in Hondon, Texas.
1944
Private First Class Joseph P. Morris
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 23, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service in Guam
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Karsten A. Fossum
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:377th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Seaman Apprentice Gamaliel T. Arason
Mountain, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: February 08, 1944 / Age: 21
Was on a ship that was struck by a U-boat. North Atlantic Ocean.