State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Gunner's Mate Third Class Jerome A. Zespy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status off of Leyte, when a ship exploded near a cruiser on which he was stationed.
1944
Gunner's Mate Second Class Fritz A. Wollerman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
1944
Coxswain Alvin L. Schultz
Bottineau, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 28
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Birmingham.
1944
Seaman First Class Mike T. Burckhard
Grand Forks, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action off of Leyte when a ship exploded near the cruiser he was stationed on. Buried at sea.
1944
Technician Fourth Grade Joseph A. Nystul
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 135th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Pharmacist's Mate Third Class Eddy W. Fuller
Minot, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Seaman Second Class John R. Williams, Jr.
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
1944
Water Tender Second Class Albert L. Molzahn
Minot, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
1944
Private Carl H. Franklin
Goodrich, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 194th Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 25
Died while in POW status on the Japanese ship "Arisan Maru", when it was sunk by an American submarine in the South China Sea. There were 1,803 POWs on the ship, only 9 of which survived the sinking.
1944
Private First Class Clayton E. Verke
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 361st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 91st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Captain Frederick J. Gerlich
Dickinson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 59th Coast Artillery Regiment
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 29
Died while in POW status after being assigned to the 59th Coast Artillery Regiment charged with harbor defenses of Manila and Subic Bays. The 59th Regiment manned the seacoast artillery on Corregidor Island.
1944
Private Martin J. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Date of Loss: October 23, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action on October 23, 1944
1944
Technician Fourth Class Howard A. McBain
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 376th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 94th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 22, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Corporal Earl K. Nore
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 21, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in the North Sea
1944
Private First Class Roy J. Kitagawa
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 100th Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 442nd Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 22, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in France