State Heroes
1942
Lieutenant Richard Beebe Williams
Fargo, ND
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 06, 1942 / Age:
The gunboat Oahu operated in Manila Bay on inshore patrol and in support of US forces on Bataan until Bataan fell on 5 April 1942, and then continued to operate about the island fortress of Corregidor until sunk by enemy gunfire 5 May 1942.
1942
Private First Class David William Conlon
Fargo, ND
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: May 06, 1942 / Age:
Was captured by the Japanese the day after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity on Feb 4, 1943.
1942
First Lieutenant Clarence Edward Van Ray
Valley City, ND
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: May 06, 1942 / Age:
Was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
World War II (WWII)
1942
Corporal Benjamin F. Winter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 25, 1942 / Age: 27
Died in service as a POW in the Philippine Islands.