State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
First Lieutenant Lyle J. Doerr
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17 42-102610 "Boomerang"
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 602nd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 398th Bomber Group (Heavy)
Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in the European Theater
1944
First Lieutenant Lyle J. Doerr
Valley Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 602nd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 398th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Corporal Christian F. Wanner
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, Fifteenth Army
Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Second Lieutenant Kenneth R. Thompson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.
1944
Seaman First Class Frank S. Koehn
Valley City, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Sergeant Joseph Brinkman
Danzig, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 318th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in (Begium) Luxembourg.
1944
Corporal Fenn T. Straster
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 121st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Eighth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1944
Private First Class John A. Ross
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 26, 1944 / Age: 33
Died in service in France
1944
Private William Vedaa
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 26, 1944 / Age: 35
Died in service in the Mediterranean Area
1944
Private First Class Richard R. Cuskelly
Dickinson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 262nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 66th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 19
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Technical Sergeant Arnold F. Solberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 30
Died in service in Belgium
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Robert V. Murphy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private First Class Earl G. Naumann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 289th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 75th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
Captain Donald R. Emerson
Pembina, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 336th Fighter Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Fourth Fighter Group
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action while flying a P-51 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was heading back to his base after a mission when he encountered six enemy planes.
1944
Staff Sergeant Joseph R. Agard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in the territory of Hawaii
1944
Corporal Stanley J. Kosmatka
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 309th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: December 29, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in Germany