State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Sergeant Donald J. Bergeron
Kenmare, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 19
Died while in MIA status. Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery.
1944
Technical Sergeant Chester Hendrickson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:66th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Technician Fifth Class Clarence H. Steckler
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:709th Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Lieutenant Frederick Hugh J. Hankins
Parshall, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status. Buried at sea near the Philippines.
1944
Private First Class Jack C. Beckwith
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:99th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 16, 1944 / Age: 20
On December 15, 1944, he was with members of Company C on Hill 627 in the woods near Wahlerscheid, Germany, when the men came under attack from multiple German artillery barrages.
1944
Seaman First Class David E. Schwartz
Dickinson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 18, 1944 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status. Lost at sea with the USS Spence went down during Typhoon Cobra.
1944
Staff Sergeant John Gums
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24J #44-40540
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22
B-24J #44-40540 took off, with a crew of 10, from Morotai, North Maluku Province, Indonesia on a bombing mission over Balikpapan island in Borneo.
1944
Coxswain Alvin L. Schultz
Bottineau, 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: 28
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Birmingham.
1944
Machinist's Mate Third Class John 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
Staff Sergeant John G. Kowalski
Park River, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:422nd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class Carlyle J. Fuglie
Devils Lake, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 23
On October 30, 1944, while the Belleau Wood was patrolling with her task group east of Leyte in the Philippines, she shot down a Japanese kamikaze plane, which fell on her flight deck aft, causing fires which set off ammunition.
1944
Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Leonard W. Nicholson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private First Class James J. Willman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:194th Ordnance Battalion
Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Commander Egbert A. Roth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Lowell R. Nelson
Grand Forks, 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: 28
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Birmingham (CL-62) when attempting to rescue crew and fight fires alongside the stricken carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
1944
Second Lieutenant Lorne M. Campbell
Casselton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Quartermaster Corps
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 27
Died while in MIA status. Body was not recovered.