State Heroes

Pvt.1st Class David William Conlon

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: May 06, 1942 / Age:

Was captured by the Japanese the day after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity on Feb 4, 1943.

Private First Class James P. Shockman

LaMoure, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 4th Marine Regiment

Date of Loss: May 06, 1942 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Ft. Hughes, Philippine Islands

Private Delufes F. Murray

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 03, 1942 / Age: 24

Died in service in Yakima, Washington when a truck toppled over.

Tech. 4c Robert I. Cox

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 194th Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: May 01, 1942 / Age: 24

Killed in action in the Bataan Death March.

Fireman 1c Harold Pfaffengut

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: April 26, 1942 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Sgt. Owen M. Otteson

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 27th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group

Date of Loss: April 25, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

PFC Joseph L. Smith

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 194th Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: April 15, 1942 / Age: 27

Died while in POW status. Took part in the Bataan Death March, where he was killed by a Japanese guard and buried. After the war his remains were recovered.

Pvt. Lyle C. Jensen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 60th Coast Artillery Regiment

Date of Loss: April 13, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

SN1 Bert B. Hinman

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: April 09, 1942 / Age:

Killed in action at Cape Town, South Africa

Cpl. Willard Fred Van Alst

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: April 09, 1942 / Age:

Was captured by the Japanese at Fort Mills, Philippine Islands and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.

Private First Class Roy E. Birch

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 08, 1942 / Age: 32

Killed in action in North Africa

Coxswain Terrance H. Langeliers

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: March 27, 1942 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status - buried at sea. Died aboard the USS Atik when it was hit on the port side ahead of the bridge by a G7e torpedo from U-123 about 300 miles east of Norfolk.

2nd Lieutenant Maurice E. Thompson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 19, 1942 / Age: 25

Died in service in Heflin, Alabama

Private Melvin Monson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 15, 1942 / Age: 37

Died in service in Ft Lewis, Washington

2nd Lt. Verne Augustine

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Edsall; Army Air Corps

Date of Loss: March 01, 1942 / Age: 23

Died while in MIA status. Indonesia. Remains not recovered.