State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1942
Private First Class Lloyd L. Whipple
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 24
Died in service in a POW camp in the Philippines after surviving the Bataan Death March.
1942
Seaman Apprentice Lawrence Williamson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action when aboard the USS Vincennes during the Battle of Savo Island.
1942
Gunner's Mate Second Class Carmen A. Erikson
Arnegard, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: August 09, 1942 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1942
Sergeant Leo H. Edwards
Park River, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 27th Material Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 20th Air Base Group
Date of Loss: August 06, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1942
Private Alphie V. Tooke
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 04, 1942 / Age: 22
Died in service in Columbia, South Carolina
1942
Motor Machinist's Mate Second Class Sidney A. Loe
Sanish, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: July 30, 1942 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status aboard the USS Grunion. The ship reportedly sank, when it was hit by a Japanese ship it had torpedoed.
1942
Corporal LaVerne E. Ulmer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 28, 1942 / Age: 24
Died in service at the POW Camp Cabanatuan in the Philippine Islands
1942
Private Roy N. Opstedal
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 27, 1942 / Age: 26
Died in service in Ft Warron, Wyoming
1942
Private Theodore Alleckson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 36th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 28th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: July 17, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action while flying aboard 41-9126. United States territory. Remains not recovered.
1942
Private First Class Eddie M. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 12, 1942 / Age: 20
Died in service at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
1942
Private Allen A. Parke
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 06, 1942 / Age: 20
Died in POW Cabanatuan Camp in the Philippine Islands. He died of diphtheria.
1942
Private First Class Glen J. Miller
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Army Air Corps
Date of Loss: July 05, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1942
Private Harold A. Hall
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 04, 1942 / Age: 28
Died in Cabanatuan POW camp of Malaria
1942
Staff Sergeant Irvin C. Skramstad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Third Pursuit Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 24th Pursuit Group
Date of Loss: July 01, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1942
First Lieutenant Harvey F. Rice
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 194th Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: July 01, 1942 / Age: 24
According to records kept by the POW medical staff, Harvey was admitted to the camp hospital on June 18, 1942, suffering from dysentery and a poor diet, and assigned to Barracks 3.
1942
Seaman Second Class Wallace E. Green
Cartwright, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: June 28, 1942 / Age: 25
Died while on board the SS Tillie Lykes, an American steam merchant, when it was torpedoed by a German submarine about 100 miles south of the Dominican Republic. His body was lost at sea and was not recovered.