MIA

Seaman 2c Wallace E. Green

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: June 28, 1942 / Age: 25

Died while on board the SS Tillie Lykes, an American steam merchant, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine about 100 miles south of the Dominican Republic. His body was lost at sea and was not recovered.

Private First Class James P. Shockman

LaMoure, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion

Date of Loss: May 06, 1942 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Ft. Hughes, Philippine Islands

Captain Joseph H. Nesbit

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Squadron, 480th Antisubmarine Group

Date of Loss: November 24, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

PFC Robert A. Norby

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 77th Bomber Squadron, 28th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: September 02, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

PFC Richard G. Colbert

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division

Date of Loss: November 08, 1942 / Age: 22

Died while in MIA status.

Fireman 1c Harold Pfaffengut

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: April 26, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

MoMM2c Sidney A. Loe

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: July 30, 1942 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status aboard the USS Grunion. The ship reportedly sank, when it was hit by a Japanese ship it had torpedoed.

Coxswain Terrance H. Langeliers

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: March 27, 1942 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status - buried at sea. Died aboard the USS Atik when it was hit on the port side ahead of the bridge by a G7e torpedo from U-123 about 300 miles east of Norfolk.

GM2c Carmen A. Erikson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: August 09, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Fire Controlman 2c Elroy V. Peterson

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

RM2c Walter Howard Backman

Wilton, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 22

Killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. His body was recovered July 17, 2017.

Seaman 1c George W. Hammerud

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:

Died while in MIA status after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Remains not recovered.

Electrician's Mate 3C Richard S. Sherven

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 20

Died while in MIA status after the attack on Pearl Harbor. USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.

Seaman 2c Calvin Harry Palmer

Minot

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen. 

North Dakotans lost on the Oklahoma:

Seaman 1c Joseph Schdowski

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. USS Arizona. Pearl Harbor. Remains not recovered.