MIA
World War II
Aviation MM3c Wilmar P. Sell
Casselton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: February 04, 1946 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
Seaman 1c Lawrence A. Yanish
Buffalo, NDWorld War II
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.
Yn1c Edward R. Erickson
World War II
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 3c Normand J. Montplaisir
Horace, NDWorld War II
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.
MoMM1c John B. Bird
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 21, 1946 / 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.
Captain Russell W. Hopper
Longfellow Township, NDWorld War II
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.
1st Lt. Albert F. Burke
Oakes, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 89th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Group, Light
Date of Loss: April 26, 1946 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status. Missing aboard A-20G Havoc #43-21414 in the Coral Sea area.
2nd Lt. Clarence M. Lindquist
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: February 23, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Volunteered to fly co-pilot on a transport plane to pick up personnel on Owi Island. No word was ever received from this transport plane. Rescue squads worked untiringly but without success.
Sgt. Rex I. Beach
Pingree Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1896th Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Date of Loss: January 12, 1945 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
Ens. Elmer E. Hasse
Judson, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: March 26, 1945 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
Fireman 1c Jacob Seitz
Bismarck, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: April 07, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
Signalman 3c Willis E. Gentz
New England, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 19
Died while in MIA status.
Machinist's Mate 3c Donald R. Sauvageau
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: November 04, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
Aviation Rm3c Oliver L. Kihl
Portal, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
Chief Quartermaster Elmer W. Nelson
New England, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: July 23, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.