State Heroes
World War II
Private Fredrick A. Trauman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 62nd Armed Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 14th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 01, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Europe
Captain Clyde Roy Huddleson
Mandan, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 4th Marine Regiment
Date of Loss: December 31, 1944 / Age: 32
Major Clyde Huddleston was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship sailed on December 13th and came under attack from American planes on December 14th.
Corporal Lewis F. Ruffcorn
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 29
Died in service in Topeka, Kansas
1st Lieutenant Lyle J. Doerr
World War II
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
1st Lt. Lyle J. Doerr
Valley Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 602nd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
Private Paul W. Wallin
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 295th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany
2nd Lieutenant Kenneth R. Thompson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.
Corporal Christian F. Wanner
World War II
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.
Seaman 1c Frank S. Koehn
Valley City, NDWorld War II
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.
Corporal Fenn T. Straster
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
Sgt. Joseph Brinkman
Danzig, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in (Begium) Luxembourg.
Private William Vedaa
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 26, 1944 / Age: 35
Died in service in the Mediterranean Area
Private First Class John A. Ross
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 26, 1944 / Age: 33
Died in service in France
Pvt. Benton L. Lawrence
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 262nd Infantry Regiment, 66th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the Belgian Steamship "Leopoldville", when a German torpedo hit the ship.
Corporal Stanley J. Kosmatka
World War II
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