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State Heroes Total: 4279

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1943

Second Lieutenant Blair E. Seitz

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 13, 1943 / Age: 32

Died in service in Anoka, MN

1943

Second Lieutenant Lester R. Pfaff

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division

Date of Loss: January 13, 1943 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status.

1943

Private First Class Alex G. Sygulla

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division

Date of Loss: January 13, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

1943

Captain Orville J. Fossum

Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: "82nd Infantry

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

Date of Loss: January 11, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

1943

Private First Class Perdin O. Nore

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 163rd Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: January 09, 1943 / Age: 24

Died in service in the Southwest Pacific Area

1943

Private First Class Lawrence D. Thieling

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 08, 1943 / Age: 28

Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.

1943

Sergeant William E. Jakle

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division

Date of Loss: January 07, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

1943

First Lieutenant Wesley C. Sloulin

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 32nd Bomber Squadron,

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 301st Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: January 07, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action 6 miles East of Mascara.

1943

Second Lieutenant Richard P. Skartvedt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 04, 1943 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

1943

Gunners Mate Third Class Leo C. Foley

Ardoch, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: January 01, 1943 / Age:

Died while in MIA status. Buried at sea on the American steam merchant ship Arthur Middleton, near Casablanca, when the ship was hit by two torpedoes from a U-73.