State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Seaman First Class John W. Hamilton
Grafton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United Staves Navy
Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private First Class Randolph E. Oswald
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:17th Tank Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Seventh Armored Division
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in MIA status. Killed near Holland during the Battle of the Canals.
1944
Torpedoman's Mate Second Class Frank G. Gillis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status while stationed aboard the destroyer USS Johnston when the ship was sunk by a Japanese fleet during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1944
Fireman First Class Ignatius P. O'Donnell
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 05, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Seaman Second Class Ambrose L. Kosmatka
Warsaw, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 25, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Machinist's Mate Third Class Nathan E. Wright
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: January 30, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Carpenter's Mate Third Class Emanuel Schatz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: April 26, 1944 / Age: 34
Died while in MIA status. Pacific Theater. Final Resting Place Unknown.
1944
Second Lieutenant Edgar A. Kjos
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:202nd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Seaman Second Class John R. Williams, Jr.
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
1944
Seaman Second Class Leslie V. Nelson
Velva, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: February 02, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Sergeant Warren E. Burnett
Elm Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:763rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: October 20, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status when his B-24J aircraft went missing over the Mediterranean Sea.
1944
Technician Fourth Class Harlem A. Waslien
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 526th Ordnance Maintenance Company
Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age: 28
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Patrick Dunphy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 03, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Water Tender Second Class Loren E. Turner
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: September 14, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Fireman Second Class Theodore S. Lindseth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 18, 1944 / Age: 18
Died while in MIA status. Lost at sea when the USS Spence went down during Typhoon Cobra.
1944
Lieutenant Junior Grade Clarence V. Beckley
Bordulac, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trout
Date of Loss: February 29, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action on the USS Trout in the Philippines Basin. Remains not recovered.