MIA
World War II
1944
1st Lt. Harry W. Eck
Minot, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress that crashed near Neustaedt-on-the-Werra, Germany.
1944
Staff Sgt. Ernest A. Tweten
Heimdal, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 579th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 09, 1944 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Vegesack aboard 42-7470 "Exterminator" when the aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters in the vicinity of the coast North of the target at Vegesack.
1944
MoMM2c Cletus F. Lipetzky
Kensal, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status, when the USS-LST-496 on which he was serving struck a mine in the English Channel and sank during the coastal invasion of Normandy. His body was not recovered.
1944
1st Lt. Hugh J. Hazlett
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group
Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Casualty of the Oryoku Maru.
1944
Aviation Metalsmith 1c Lennard L. Sorem
Edmunds, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Killed on the USS Fanshaw Bay off of the Coast of Saipan. Received Purple Heart - Buried at Sea.
1944
Pvt. Benton L. Lawrence
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the Belgian Steamship "Leopoldville", when a German torpedo hit the ship.
1944
Seaman 1c John W. Hamilton
Grafton, NDWorld War II
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
Staff Sergeant Ralph R. Bender
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:710th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age: 21
Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-38075 and crashed in the North Sea near Wesermunde, Germany during the war
1944
PFC Randolph E. Oswald
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 17th Tank Battalion, 7th 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 2c Frank G. Gillis
World War II
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 1c Ignatius P. O'Donnell
World War II
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 2c Ambrose L. Kosmatka
Warsaw, NDWorld War II
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 3c Nathan E. Wright
World War II
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 3c Emanuel Schatz
World War II
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
2nd Lt. Edgar A. Kjos
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 202nd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.