State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Chief Radioman Richard M. Peterson
Fairmount, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 03, 1944 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status. Killed in the sinking of USS Cooper (DD-695) when the destroyer was struck by a torpedo in Ormoc Bay, Philippines.
1944
Second Lieutenant Alvin E. Stocking
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 142nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in France
1944
Staff Sergeant Alfred M. Qualle
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 128th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1944
Private Leroy S. Upton
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 22nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Fourth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private First Class James A. Knutson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Sixth Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Robert E. Robinson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 335th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 84th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 01, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Gaston J. Foussard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Seventh Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 01, 1944 / Age: 35
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant Alfred G. Huber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 378th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Anton Pfeifer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 378th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Wilbert A. Teigen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 143rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Donald H. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 35
Died in France on November 30, 1944, from wounds received in an attack on the Siegfried line in Germany. Peterson was a member of a rifle company which succeeded in capturing 14 pill boxes and cleared out several tank traps in the attack.
1944
Private First Class Palmer O. Swenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 335th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Linderman, Germany
1944
Private First Class Oliver M. Hovland
Columbus, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 357th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 29, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Paul J. Yankton
Fort Totten, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 29, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in Service 29 November 1944. France
1944
Staff Sergeant Peter G. Krebs
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 377th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in France