MIA
World War II (WWII)
1946
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.
1946
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.
1946
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.
1946
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.
1946
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.
1946
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.
1946
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.
1946
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.
1946
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.
1946
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.
1945
Sergeant Maurice G. McCormick
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:60th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 29
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class John B. Bird
Haynes, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trigger
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Member of the crew on the USS Trigger, which was reported as lost/MIA while patrolling a known mined area of the East China Sea.
1945
Technician Fourth Class Arnold A. Pfaff
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:774th Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: January 10, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
First Lieutenant Andrew W. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Eighth Photographic Squadron
Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Radioman Third Class Orville C. Drosdal
Van Hook, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: March 19, 1945 / Age: 21
Died while in MIA status. Served as a radio operator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin when a kamikaze hit his general quarters station.