MIA
World War II
1943
Sgt. William E. Jakle
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 07, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
1st Lt. Harold E. Bergman
Ellendale, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 511th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 03, 1943 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1943
FC3c Berthold O. Hofer
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 01, 1943 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Chief Water Tender Charlie A. Letterman
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: June 08, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Gunners Mate 3c Leo C. Foley
Ardoch, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 01, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Buried at sea on the American steam merchant ship Arthur Middleton, near Casablanca, when the ship was hit by two torpedoes from a U-73.
1943
PFC James E. Rutherford
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Sgt. William J. Kelly
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 531st Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 11, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Killed during a mission near Koepang, Dutch Timor on a B-24D aircraft.
1943
Seaman 2c Clifford W. Fallen
Sutton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: March 10, 1943 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status. Stationed on a steam merchant ship southeast of Guantanamo Bay that was struck by a torpedo, which caused her cargo (4000 tons of explosives) to explode.
1943
Seaman 1c Claude Jerome Robinson
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: March 09, 1943 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the Malantic when it was sunk by U-409 near Murmansk, Russia. Body was not recovered.
1943
1st Lieutenant Leroy W. Ista
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:352nd Fighter Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:353rd Fighter Group
Date of Loss: December 22, 1943 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Staff Sgt. William A. Thompson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 342nd Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 13, 1943 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. On April 13, 1943, over Trapani, Sicily, a B-17F was seen losing altitude. The ship was last seen immediately off the target in the sea. Six to seven members of crew were seen in dinghy or swimming towards it.
1943
Machinist's Mate 1c Arnold R. Lund
Dwight, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: February 16, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Captain Daniel J. Hennessy
Mandan, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps
Date of Loss: June 05, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Pilot Officer James B. Courtney
World War II
Date of Loss: March 05, 1943 / Age: 23
On March 5, 1943, his Short Stirling I (#R9271) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Ridgewell for a night air operation over Essen, Germany.
1943
Fire Controlman 2c Edward J. Schwartz
Dickinson, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: August 10, 1943 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status.