State Heroes

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

First Lieutenant Earl A. Desautel

Grafton, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: December 27, 1943 / Age: 29

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Private Harry O. Bergstad

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 11, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in Italy.

Seaman 2nd Class Jens W. Harter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Preston

Date of Loss: November 16, 1943 / Age: 19

Killed in Action, 15 Nov 1942, while serving aboard the USS Preston, DD-379. The Preston was sunk by Japanese surface ships during the Battle of Guadalcanal.

Second Lieutenant Marius W. Christenson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Date of Loss: November 21, 1943 / Age: 33

Killed in action on Yetis Island, Tararwa, Kiribati

Private First Class Lawrence D. Thieling

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 08, 1943 / Age: 28

Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.

Sergeant Wilbert O. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 28, 1943 / Age: 22

Died in service in Harvard, Nebraska

Corporal Arthur K. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 23

Killed in action in North American Area

Seaman Apprentice Lavern M. Koch

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 06, 1943 / Age: 19

Died in service in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Private First Class Raymond C. Sletten

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: May 31, 1943 / Age: 23

Killed in action in the North American Area

Private Oral M. Winson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 22, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Private First Class Richard D. Jacobson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:804th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: May 22, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in North Africa.

Private First Class Willie Moe

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H.M.T. Rohna

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:853rd Engineer Battalion

Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age: 21

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.

Private First Class Manville Thorson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 02, 1943 / Age: 31

Killed in action in Southwest Pacific Area

Lieutenant Junior Grade Francis Register

Bismarck, ND

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: May 16, 1943 / Age: 26

Killed off Attu, Alaska as a member of Composite Squadron Eleven (VC-11) operating from the escort carrier USS Nassau (CVE-16).