State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Second Lieutenant Bryce A. Ralston
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 395th Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 368th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: December 23, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in Germany. Shot down by fighter near Kruft.
1944
Second Lieutenant Ray W. Shively
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 434th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Armored Division
Date of Loss: December 22, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
Corporal Ruben F. Welk
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 421st Base Unit
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Air Force
Date of Loss: December 22, 1944 / Age: 19
On December 22, 1944 he was on the crew of the B-24J Liberator #44-40523 when they departed from Muroc Field in California during a routine training flight. They crashed and exploded during a snowstorm on Mount Gleason north of Glendale, California
1944
Private First Class Sherman I. Vee
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 306th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in combat in the drive into Ormac Valley in the Battle of Leyte Island.
1944
Private Clarence Spotted Wolf
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Luxembourg, Germany
1944
Private Norman A. Hahn
Oberon, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 21st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status in the Philippines.
1944
Private First Class James A. Diemert
Eckelson Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private Delmar M. Souther
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Corporal Julius Arndt
Wright, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Philippines. Remains not recovered.
1944
Second Lieutenant Edgar A. Kjos
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 202nd Anti-Aircraft Arty (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Date of Loss: December 21, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Sergeant George L. Daniels
Midland, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 378th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 20, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action near France.
1944
Technician Fourth Grade Dalton E. Howard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 409th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 103rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 20, 1944 / Age: 35
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Dale E. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 180th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: December 20, 1944 / Age: 19
Died in service in Germany
1944
Private Kenneth L. Renz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 411th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: December 19, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Joseph M. Laviolette
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: December 22, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service in Bastogne, Belgium