MIA

Captain Elmer L. Reitz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 207th Engineer Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: June 19, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Water Tender 2c Albert L. Molzahn

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.

Fireman 2c 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.

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. 

Private George W. McDonald

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 05, 1944 / Age: 27

Reported MIA in Italy.  Remains not recovered.

Corporal Julius Arndt

Wright, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 24

Died while in MIA status. Philippines. Remains not recovered. 

Pvt. Norman A. Hahn

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status in the Philippines.

First Lieutenant Lyle J. Doerr

Valley Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:602nd Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status.

Aviation Rm2c Norman W. Schmidt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Seaman 1c Frank S. Koehn

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status.

Fireman 1c Robert D. Frank

West Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: January 30, 1944 / Age: 24

The Chicago, in what was known as the Battle of Rennell Island, was first hit by two torpedoes on January 29th and disabled. Multiple crewmen were lost in this first attack.

Pvt. Lawrence E. Roesner

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 31st Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 29

Died while in MIA status.

Fireman 1c Eugene Wagner

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: October 27, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Private First Class Charles R. Reiser

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:708th Amphibious Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status.

Electrician's Mate 3C Gustaf A. Moeller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: July 11, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.