State Heroes
World War II
1944
Petty Officer 3rd Class Duane F. Brash
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 24
Missing in action from approximately 1530, 19 October 1944.
1944
PFC Thomas D. Alexander
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
Staff Sergeant John Gums
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24J #44-40540
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 424th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 307th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22
B-24J #44-40540 took off, with a crew of 10, from Morotai, North Maluku Province, Indonesia on a bombing mission over Balikpapan island in Borneo.
1944
Sgt. Kenneth McLaughlin
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private First Class Elwood M. Patterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 13th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Joseph S. Pyle
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 17, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in San Diego, California
1944
Private Harold L. Johnson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 17, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action in Germany
1944
2nd Lt. Orville L. Blumhagen
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 746th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 16, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
Private Leo Tschaekofske
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 15, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
1944
Private Alfred Neuharth
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 14, 1944 / Age: 25
Died in service in Germany
1944
Sgt. John R. Plummer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
2nd Lieutenant Roy W. Shoenhut
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Germany
1944
PFC Arthur S. Whitson
Hillsboro, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Toscana, Italy.
1944
Private John V. Ostoj
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France
1944
Flight Officer Sylvan R. Lucier
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 27
Died in service in Tilfield, England