FALLEN
World War II
1943
FM1C/E-3 Warren G. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: E Company 2nd Battalion 8th Marines
Date of Loss: November 20, 1943 / Age: 20
FM1c/E-3 Warren G. Nelson enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on December 13, 1942 and received his basic training in San Diego, CA.
1943
Corp. Willard Christianson
Spencer Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 28, 1943 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Tunisia.
1943
Radioman 2c Bernard Mickelsen Jr.
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 10, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1943
1st Lt. John Ahlroth
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 21, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in North Africa.
1943
Captain Loran J. Stewart
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 15, 1943 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Tunisia, North Africa
1943
Seaman 2nd Class Jens W. Harter
World War II
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.
1943
Private First Class Lawrence D. Thieling
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 08, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.
1943
Sergeant Wilbert O. Miller
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 28, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Harvard, Nebraska
1943
2nd Lieutenant Marius W. Christenson
World War II
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
1943
Corporal Arthur K. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in North American Area
1943
Private First Class Raymond C. Sletten
World War II
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
1943
Private First Class Manville Thorson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 02, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in Southwest Pacific Area
1943
Staff Sergeant George R. Krueger
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Man-O-War
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:323rd Squadron
Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 25
After a bombing raid on the Messerschmitt factory in Kassel (Germany) the crew tried to get back to their base in England.
1943
Private First Class Harvey A. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 25, 1943 / Age: 32
Killed in action on Attu Island
1943
Seaman 2nd Class Harold Solomon
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 04, 1943 / Age: 21
Died in service in Moses Lake, Washington