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1944

Private First Class Johannes "Johnny" Gehring

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 110th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 28th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 16, 1944 / Age: 21

Army Private First Class Gehring experienced a critical situation which ultimately resulted in the loss of his life near Belgium.

1944

First Lieutenant Hugh J. Hazlett

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 28th Materiel Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 20th Air Base Group

Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Casualty of the Oryoku Maru.

1944

Hensel, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 24

After training at various centers he was sent to Burma and placed in an airborne crew. While thus engaged he was killed in action Dec. 14, 1944.

1944

Technician Fifth Class Clarence H. Steckler

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 709th Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

1944

Chief Pharmacist Mate John C. Ulmer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: December 13, 1944 / Age: 36

Chief Pharmacist's Mate John Cassady Ulmer, United States Navy, 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.