State Heroes

Second Lieutenant Donald L. Bennett

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:615th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: August 01, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in France.

Second Lieutenant Merland E. Moen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 15, 1944 / Age: 21

While participating in aerial combat maneuvers with three other aircraft out of the Hayward Army Airfield, was last seen to have peeled off and dive towards the Pacific, roughly between the Farallon Islands and Pescadero Point, California.

Private Donald R. Jorve

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 22, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France

Private First Class John S. Suko

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:125th Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 07, 1944 / Age: 28

Died in service in North Africa

Private Gladwin L. Roberts

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Normandy, France

Staff Sergeant Malcolm B. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 26

Killer in action in France

Staff Sergeant Peter G. Krebs

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age: 26

Died in service in France

Private Delmar M. Souther

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Private Eddie A. Alliston

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 18, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action 18 Jul 44 France

Corporal Ruben F. Welk

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Air Force

Date of Loss: December 22, 1944 / Age: 19

On December 22, 1944 he was on the crew of the B-24J Liberator #44-40523 when they departed from Muroc Field in California during a routine training flight. They crashed and exploded during a snowstorm on Mount Gleason north of Glendale, California

Staff Sergeant Eugene L. Little

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 04, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Private Gaston J. Foussard

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 01, 1944 / Age: 35

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Sigurd C. Quam

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Corporal Arnold K. Oien

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: October 01, 1943 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Vella La Vella, Solomon Islands

Captain Orville J. Fossum

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: "82nd Infantry

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:81st Philippine Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 11, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

1st Lieutenant Edmund I. Bolstad

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:337th Bomber Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 08, 1943 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Europe