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State Heroes Total: 4272

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1944

Pvt. Dale H. Ellingson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action near Italy.

1945

Capt. Glenn T. Elliott

Valley City, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 23, 1945 / Age: 30

Killed in action near Luxembourg.

1941

Private Byron G. Elliott

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th AAF Bomber Group

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 20

Killed in action during the Pearl Harbor attack in Hickham Field, Hawaii

1946

Ens. Keith E. Ellis

Langdon, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: February 05, 1946 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status.

1942

PVT Floyd M. Elton

Berg, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 11, 1942 / Age:

Died at Albany, Georgia

1945

1st Lt. Henry Elvik

Mandan, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 19th Squadron, 311th Reconnaissance Wing

Date of Loss: December 04, 1945 / Age: 28

Died while in MIA status.

1944

Capt. Donald R. Emerson

Pembina, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action while flying a P-51 during the Battle of the Bulge. He was heading back to his base after a mission when he encountered six enemy planes.