FALLEN
World War II
1943
Sergeant Gordon R. Potter
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 22, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Oujda, French Morocco.
1943
Private First Class Bertram M. Miller
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 28, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in North Africa
1943
Corporal Harry M. Walen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 25, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Europe
1943
Ship's Cook 3c Jalmer Edwin Weitala
Guelph, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 26, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Technician 5th Grade Raymond Kahl
World War II
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
Pvt. William W. Palensky
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 24, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1943
Technician 4th Grade Joseph "Joe" A. Krawczyk
Fried, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 13, 1943 / Age:
He went missing when he and 16 other individuals (+6 crew) boarded a C-47 on Guadalcanal for casualty evacuation to Efate Island, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) which vanished in route. Died while in MIA status.
1943
Private Ramon L. Kelly
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 02, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Rendova, Southwest Pacific
1943
Corporal Melvin Leland
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:135th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 27, 1943 / Age:
1943
Private Benjamin Kleinsasser
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 41st Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 05, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
PFC Norman Togstad
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Private Howard F. King
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 06, 1943 / Age: 21
Died in service in Wichita Falls, Texas
1943
1st Lt. Earl A. Desautel
Grafton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1943 / Age: 29
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Staff Sergeant Orley E. Kjelgren
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H #42-7613
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:704th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: December 22, 1943 / Age: 23
B-24H #42-7613 took off from USAAF Station 125, Bungay, England on a bombing mission over Onsabruck, Germany. They are believed to have been hit and shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Onsabruck during the war.
1943