State Heroes

Machinist's Mate Third Class Melville A. Hout

Valley City, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 30

Died while in MIA status.

Yeoman Third Class John R. Porter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Machinist's Mate Third Class James R. Ruddy

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Seaman First Class Lawrence J. Feigle

Halliday, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Kenneth B. Bergly

Reynolds, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery.

Seaman First Class Leland A. Gibbon

Milnor, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status.

First Lieutenant Robert P. Rist

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 339th Fighter Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 347th Fighter Group

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status near Bouganville Island.

Sergeant Maurice P. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: US Infantry

Date of Loss: December 13, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status after the evacuation of Guadalcanal.

Private First Class Richard J. Conlon

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 71st Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: December 12, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

First Lieutenant John A. Bell

Upham, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 614th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

Date of Loss: December 12, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France.

Private First Class George P. Tully

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 360th Station Hospital

Date of Loss: December 10, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Technician Fifth Class Ivan G. Krien

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, European Theater

Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

First Lieutenant Andrew W. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Eighth Photographic Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: Sixth Reconnaissance Group

Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Radioman Third Class Jerome W. Baglien

Hillsboro, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Sculpin

Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age: 22

United States Naval Reserve. Killed in action on the USS Sculpin when it was sunk by a Japanese Destroyer. South Pacific Ocean. Remains not recovered. 

First Lieutenant Henry Elvik

Mandan, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 311th Reconnaissance Wing

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 19th Squadron

Date of Loss: December 04, 1945 / Age: 28

Died while in MIA status.

1st Sergeant Wesley G. Lundwell

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 07, 1945 / Age: 30

Died in service in Honolulu, Hawaii