State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1943
Private Harry R. Sieben
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Attu, Alaska
1943
Private First Class Raymond J. Miller
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 14, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in Italy
1943
Private First Class Wilfred M. Stone
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 06, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in Sicily
1943
Second Lieutenant Roger A. Reynolds
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 07, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in Service in an army hospital at Smyrna, Tennessee of injuries received Thursday when a jeep tipped over while his company was on maneuvers in that area.
1943
Painter Third Class Clarence A. Vinje
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 28, 1943 / Age: 42
Died in service in Wickford, Rhode Island
1943
Machinist's Mate Second Class Clifford Paur
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: January 20, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in service in the US Naval hospital in Hawaii
1943
Private First Class Jesse W. Petersen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 05, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in the Southwest Pacific Area
1943
Staff Sergeant Alfred C. Monson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:571st Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: September 16, 1943 / Age: 20
Shot down 16 September in B-17 #42-5903 'Ascend Charlie'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
1943
Technician Fifth Grade Raymond Kahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 28, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Tunisia
1943
Staff Sergeant Earl E. West
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:323rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 32
He was shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #4229916 'Yankee Dandy.
1943
Second Lieutenant Thomas B. Oksendahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 15, 1943 / Age: 31
Died in service in Morgantown, North Carolina
1943
Second Lieutenant Walter J. Romine
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 26, 1943 / Age: 26
Died in service at Camp Ellis, Illinois
1943
Private Ramon L. Kelly
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 02, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Rendova, Southwest Pacific
1943
2nd Lieutenant Clarence L. Bonderud
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Major Charles H. Colwell
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:26th squadron
Date of Loss: June 02, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action when his plane crashed in Eastern Assam Province, India
1943
Private First Class Fred Huss
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2640th Quartermaster Truck Battalion
Date of Loss: April 22, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.