State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1943
Staff Sergeant Robert H. Schmidt
Sutton
Griggs County, North Dakota
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 06, 1943 / Age: 26
Died in service in Klammoth Falls, Oregon
1943
Corporal Arnold K. Oien
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: October 01, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Vella La Vella, Solomon Islands
1943
Private Gottlieb Breitmeyer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 175th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 29th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 30, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in England.
1943
Ensign Leonard J. Hurley
Litchville, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: September 29, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Private Clarence H. Overby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Third Medical Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy while engaging in carrying wounded from the field of battle, being a member of the hospital corps unit. He died when the Jeep he was riding in drove over a Teller mine.
1943
Private Oral M. Winson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 180th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 22, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Second Lieutenant Donald W. Remfrey
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 20, 1943 / Age: 27
Donald died in the "Line Of Duty" during a mid-air collision with another plane 46 miles southwest of Chickasha, Oklahoma during the war.
1943
Private Allen D. Severson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 169th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: September 18, 1943 / Age: 18
Killed in action in the Southwest Pacific Area.
1943
Second Lieutenant James E. Weiler
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 17, 1943 / Age: 23
Died in service in Louisiana
1943
Staff Sergeant Alfred C. Monson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 571st Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 390th Bomber Group
Date of Loss: September 16, 1943 / Age: 20
Shot down 16 September in B-17 #42-5903 'Ascend Charlie'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
1943
Storekeeper Second Class Clarence A. Dunn
Pembina, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: September 16, 1943 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Staff Sergeant Eldred W. Stafney
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 373rd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: September 15, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Hanoi, when the B-24 bomber was intercepted by 50+ fighters and crashed in the Bay of Tonkin.
1943
Corporal Eugene P. Marquart
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 10, 1943 / Age: 19
Died in service in Norfolk, Virgina
1943
Technician 5th Grade Vernon E. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 09, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action 9 Sep 43 Salerno, Italy
1943
Machinist's Mate Third Class Charles Pfeifle
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: September 09, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.