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1945

PFC Boyd C. Chamley

Greenfield Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division

Date of Loss: February 20, 1945 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status.

1944

Lieutenant Junior Grade Kermit E. Chapman

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 19, 1944 / Age: 24

Died in service in Eniwetok, Marshall Islands

1945

S2c Paul O. Charboneau

Greenfield Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status. Lost at sea when the USS Pecos was sunk in an air attack near Christmas Island.

1945

Technical Sergeant Paul E. Charbonneau

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 786th Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 466th Bomber Group

Date of Loss: April 11, 1945 / Age: 24

B-24H #41-29423 took off from Attlebridge, England on a bombing mission over Oschersleben, Germany. They were attacked by German fighter planes which damaged the #1 engine causing them to crash in Germany during the war.

1943

Staff Sergeant Marvin T. Charlson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 525th Bomb Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 379th Bomber Group

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force

Date of Loss: August 17, 1943 / Age: 22

Was on the B-17 42-29830 "Peter Wabbit" that Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt raid 17-Aug-43. Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Dorrebach, 6 miles W of Bingen, Germany Killed in Action (KIA). Missing Aircrew Report 1350

1944

Captain Keith G. Chatfield

Minot, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 29, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action when leading his company in an attack at the Roer River. While attempting to assist some of his men who had become casualties, he was fatally wounded.

1945

Commissary Steward 2nd Class Lloyd E. Chaussee

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: September 30, 1945 / Age: 21

Died in service in Seattle, Washington

1943

Captain Raymond J. Check

Williston, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: June 26, 1943 / Age: 25

Killed in action in England.

1945

Lieutenant Commander Leonard J. Check

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Hancock

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Fighting Squadron 7

Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 33

Leonard Check became a World War II ACE credited with shooting down TWELVE enemy aircraft. He was lost in January 1945, after a mid-air collision with his wingman over Luzon, Philippine Islands.

1944

Private First Class Otto P. Cherny

Dickinson, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 322nd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 81st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action while accompanying a night patrol in Angaur. They succeeded in placing several demolition charges in enemy territory before being discovered by the enemy. During the fight that followed, he was killed by enemy fire.