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State Heroes Total: 4279

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World War II

1944

Private Harold R. Nordale

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 39

Killed in action in France

1944

Corporal Leroy E. Kincaid

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in France

1944

Pvt. Russell L. Naffziger

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

1944

Aviation Cadet Sverre A. Sjue

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 25

Died in service in Phoenix, Arizona after getting hit by a car.

1944

Andrew J. Leier

Kintyre, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 07, 1944 / Age: 22

Gunnery SGT. Lost his life aboard a B-17 over Muenster Germany. Buried St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery Kintyre ND

1944

Private First Class Duane F. Boyer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 41st Armed Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

1944

Corporal John W. Kunde

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in Las Vegas, Nevada

1944

Private Ross R. Veach

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 05, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Germany

1944

Private First Class Andrew D. Carlson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 04, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Oudler, Belgium

1944

Private First Class Otto P. Cherny

Dickinson, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 322nd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 81st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action while accompanying a night patrol in Angaur. They succeeded in placing several demolition charges in enemy territory before being discovered by the enemy. During the fight that followed, he was killed by enemy fire.

1944

Private First Class Paul R. Haugen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 350th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 88th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Italy

1944

1st Lt. Wallace W. Bengson

Esmond, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in the Netherlands while flying as a navigator on a B-17 of the 92nd Bomb Group. His aircraft collided with another and lost half of the right wing.