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1944

Captain Charles R. Durfee

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 6th Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Marine Division

Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati

1944

Private Herman L. Morris

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 31

Died in service at Camp Crowder, Missouri

1944

Private First Class Robert C. Roche

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 22

Died in service in Saidor, New Guinea

1944

Private Marvin S. O'Conner

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: June 16, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

1944

Private First Class August C. Siegfried

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: June 16, 1944 / Age: 31

Killed in action near France.

1944

Private First Class Palmer R. Onsgard

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

1944

Private First Class Raymond A. Westling

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 115th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 29th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

Staff Sergeant Richard E. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Italy

1944

Private Gladwin L. Roberts

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airborne Division

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Normandy, France

1944

Private First Class Meryl D. Wick

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 6th Marine Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Marine Division

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Saipan.

1944

Second Lieutenant Russel Loyd Kruger

New Salem, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 12th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in Action at the Battle of Hedgerows in Normandy, France on June 15, 1944 at the age of 22. His only child Russel "Rusty" was born 7 months later.