State Heroes

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.

Private First Class Edmund A. Gruchalla

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: February 04, 1943 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Private First Class William F. Billings

Devils Lake, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 751st Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: February 06, 1943 / Age: 27

Killed in action in Oran, Algeria.

Private Harry G. Olson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 01, 1943 / Age: 22

Died in service in Ft. Still, Oklahoma

Private First Class Chester B. Seabrook

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 31, 1943 / Age: 26

Died in service in Tampa, Florida

Staff Sergeant Floyd Sponhem

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 19, 1943 / Age: 23

Died in service in Gardner Field, California

Private First Class Ambrose P. Mozinski

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Armed Division

Date of Loss: November 30, 1943 / Age: 21

Died in service in England

First Lieutenant Lloyd W. Mergenthal

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:17th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: August 06, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Private Allen D. Severson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 18, 1943 / Age: 18

Killed in action in the Southwest Pacific Area.

Seaman Second Class Elmer V. Dockter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS LST-387

Date of Loss: June 22, 1943 / Age: 19

At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each.

Second Lieutenant Raymond L. Larson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 01, 1943 / Age: 22

Died in service in Fort Meyers, Florida

Sergeant Robert W. Wright

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 24, 1943 / Age: 22

Died in service in Salina, Kansas

Staff Sergeant George A. Manning

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 12, 1943 / Age: 27

George Manning was the flight engineer #41-0003 that departed on May 11th, 1943 from Atkinson Field in British Guyana, destined for Belem Brazil. The plane disappeared leaving no evidence to lead to its position, failing to reach its destination.

Technical Sergeant Lloyd R. Simon

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 09, 1943 / Age: 30

Killed in action in the Bay of Canea, Crete.

Corporal Arthur O. Johnson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Private First Class Edward N. Kniefel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 01, 1943 / Age: 28

Killed in action in New Georgia