State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1943
Private First Class Alfred L. Lindberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: November 24, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Bougainville
1943
Captain Raymond J. Check
Williston, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:423rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: June 26, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in England.
1943
Master Sergeant Frank J. Suchla
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: August 25, 1943 / Age: 43
Died in service on Ellice Islands
1943
Private First Class Fred A. Lokken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 36
Killed in action in Aleutian Islands
1943
Sergeant Philip J. Schneider
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:First Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Division
Date of Loss: October 21, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Italy
1943
Private Arthur O. Sundby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 23, 1943 / Age: 31
Died in service in the Aleutian Islands
1943
Staff Sergeant Leonard L. Rosenberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:16th Reconnaissance Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Air Force
Date of Loss: December 06, 1943 / Age: 20
He was a gunner on B-17E #41-9016 flying out of Foch Field Tunisia on an electronic recon mission off the coast of southern France.
1943
Corporal Ervin R. Wiest
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 22, 1943 / Age: 23
Died in service in Albuquerque, New Mexico
1943
Staff Sergeant Charles L. Scouten
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 08, 1943 / Age: 25
Died in service in Denver, Colorado
1943
Technical Sergeant William J. Mears
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 14, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Kiel, Germany
1943
Technical Sergeant Charles I. Moyer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 26, 1943 / Age: 23
Died in service in Christmas, Florida
1943
Sergeant Robert F. Wilson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division
Date of Loss: January 23, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1943
Private Mentz Larson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 30, 1943 / Age: 30
died in battle in Tunisia, Africa USA Military records list him Killed in action 17 miles N. E. of Beja, Tunisia
1943
Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Robert B. Jenckes
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Pompano
Date of Loss: October 15, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
1943
Private First Class Wallace A. Pearson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Private Elmer A. Puppe
Hensel, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:First Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 19, 1943 / Age: 26
Service number 6858086, died of shell fragment wounds during the Naples-Foggia Campaign in the area between Naples and Rome.