State Heroes
World War II
1944
1st Lt. Frederick C. Beyer
Minot, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France.
1943
PFC William F. Billings
Devils Lake, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 751st Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: February 06, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Oran, Algeria.
1944
Staff Sergeant Edward J. Birch
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17 Flying Fortress
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 32nd Bomber Squadron B-17 FLYING FORTRESS
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 301st Bomber Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 15th US Army Air Forces
Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in a plane that crashed in Austria, the plane departed Italy
1942
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
1945
MM1 John B. Bird
Haynes, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trigger
Date of Loss: April 20, 1945 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Member of the crew on the USS Trigger, which was reported as lost/MIA while patrolling a known mined area of the East China Sea.
1944
Private First Class Emil Bitz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 54th Armored Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 10th Armored Division
Date of Loss: November 27, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Germany
1945
PFC Theodore O. Bjertness
Hatton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 66th Infantry Regiment, 71st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 15, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
From American Battle Monuments Commission website
1943
Sgt. Melvin S. Bjordahl
Linton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy.
1945
Ens. Stuart C. Bjorklund
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: May 04, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Okinawa, Japan. Went MIA.
1944
1st Lt. George E. Black
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France.
1944
2nd Lt. Arthur J. Blackwood
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in France.
1945
Staff Sgt. Donavon Blake
Underwood, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 06, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in France.
1946
S2c Walter S. Blank
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 02, 1946 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private First Class Robert D. Block
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 29, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Holland
1943
1st Lieutenant Elmer Blomquist
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 4th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in Atter Island