State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Gilbert A. Helland
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: A Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:343rd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 24, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action in France
1944
Sergeant Nicodemus A. Scherger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 10, 1944 / Age: 32
Died in service in England
1944
Private First Class Jeroy Christianson
Steele, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 09, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant Denis B. McDonough
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:701st Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age: 23
Denis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J was hit by flak and crashed near Wizernes, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
1944
Private Lloyd E. Porter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Technical Sergeant Edward D. Crimmins
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 677th AAF Bomber Squadron
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.
1944
First Lieutenant John Barnett
Granville, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:343rd Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: January 05, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed over Germany.
1944
Private First Class Robert C. Roche
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in service in Saidor, New Guinea
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Edward J. Leibinger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:27th Signal Construction Battalion
Date of Loss: November 09, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Raymond A. Westling
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:29th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Zenophile L. Grandbois
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 18, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Staff Sergeant Elphie E. Ledoux
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:104th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 06, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1944
Private First Class Krist Wentz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:31st Tank Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Seventh Armored Division
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Belgium.
1944
Private Rueben E. Hoff
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in France
1944
Private Arthur D. Brown
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age: 36
Killed in action in France
1944
Chief Machinist's Mate William R. McKay
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 17, 1944 / Age: 44
Died in service in Seattle, Washington