State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Technician Fourth Grade Clarence A. Thompson
Dover Township ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 01, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Antone A. Gieser
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 34th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 31, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Robert E. Traynor
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in the Asiatic Area.
1944
Seaman First Class James D. Schmid
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Corporal Milnor S. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 33
Died in service in Germany
1944
Private First Class Krist Wentz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 31st Tank Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Seventh Armored Division
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Belgium.
1944
Aviation Ordnanceman First Class William P. McGregor
Straubville, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea.
1944
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class Carlyle J. Fuglie
Devils Lake, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 23
On October 30, 1944, while the Belleau Wood was patrolling with her task group east of Leyte in the Philippines, she shot down a Japanese kamikaze plane, which fell on her flight deck aft, causing fires which set off ammunition.
1944
First Lieutenant Lowell A. Fiskum
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 506th Bomb Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 44th Bomb Group
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Hansberg, Germany in a plane that went down during a mission
1944
Private Walter J. Staskivige
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 18
Died in service in Manvel, North Dakota
1944
Seaman Second Class Merril C. Brimer
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 19
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private First Class Randolph E. Oswald
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 17th Tank Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Seventh Armored Division
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in MIA status. Killed near Holland during the Battle of the Canals.
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Arthur J. Stahlecker
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Holland
1944
First Lieutenant Frederick C. Beyer
Minot, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 143rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France.
1944
Private George W. Deede
Woodworth, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 456th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: October 28, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in the Netherlands.