State Heroes

Sgt. Einar Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 873rd Bomber Squadron, 498th Bomber Group, Very Heavy

Date of Loss: January 28, 1946 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Ensign Keith E. Ellis

Langdon, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: February 05, 1946 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status.

Second Lieutenant John R. Reichert

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Marine Corps

Date of Loss: January 21, 1946 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Second Lieutenant Howard E. Gad

Minot, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:530th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: January 24, 1946 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status.

Aviation Machinist's mate Second Class Leonard B. Nedrebo

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: January 14, 1946 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Electrician's Mate First Class Nick Funk

Hebron, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: January 30, 1946 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Staff Sergeant Kristjan T. Vivatson

Garder, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:31st Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: January 15, 1946 / Age: 24

Died while in MIA status near Papua New Guinea.

Commander Verne L. Skjonsby

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: January 07, 1946 / Age: 33

Died while in MIA status aboard the USS Wahoo (SS-238). The Wahoo was to leave the La Perouse Strait, when a Japanese anti-submarine aircraft sighted a wake and an oil slick from a submerged submarine.

Private Lee E. Anderson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:106th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 08, 1946 / Age:

Private Anderson was taken prisoner in the vicinity of Schönberg, Belgium on December 21, 1944.

Seaman Second Class Walter S. Blank

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: January 02, 1946 / Age: 24

Died while in MIA status.

Second Lieutenant Donald E. Simons

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:75th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: January 17, 1946 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Seaman First Class Lawrence A. Yanish

Buffalo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: April 13, 1946 / Age: 22

Died while in MIA status. Declared MIA after an attack by Japanese planes on the USS Lindsey, near Mae Shima, southwest of Okinawa. Approximately one-third of the ship was blown away or torn and wrecked.

Seaman First Class Raymond G. Porter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: May 19, 1946 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status.

Yeoman First Class Edward R. Erickson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: January 02, 1946 / Age: 27

Died while in MIA status.

Machinist's Mate Third Class Normand J. Montplaisir

Horace, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

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

Date of Loss: May 21, 1946 / Age: 21

Died while in MIA status.

Captain Russell W. Hopper

Longfellow Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters, Philippine Department

Date of Loss: February 01, 1946 / Age: 27

Died while in MIA status.