State Heroes
World War II
1944
2nd Lt. Norman O. Overholt
Upham, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 779th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: September 10, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Gilbert T. Owens
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 233rd Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: December 06, 1944 / Age: 31
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1945
Private Mark F. Packard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 347th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 87th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 25, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private First Class Charles M. Page Jr.
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in France
1945
Lieutenant Charles E. Pagenkopf
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 23, 1945 / Age: 29
Died in service in Waurika, Oklahoma in a plane crash
1943
Pvt. William W. Palensky
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Infantry, 1st Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 24, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1941
Seaman 2c Wilferd Dewey Palmer
Minot, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oaklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 21
Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen.
North Dakotans lost on the Oklahoma:
1941
Seaman 2c Calvin Harry Palmer
Minot
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen.
North Dakotans lost on the Oklahoma:
1944
1st Lt. Conrad F. Pankow
Hankinson, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status in France.
1942
Private Allen A. Parke
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 06, 1942 / Age: 20
Died in POW Cabanatuan Camp in the Philippine Islands. He died of diphtheria.
1944
Staff Sgt. Clyde W. Parke
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Caen, France.
1945
Staff Sgt. Theodore J. Paschke
Ardoch, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 41st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 23, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1944
Private Peter B. Patnaude
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France
1944
Seaman 1c Warren D. Paton
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: March 18, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Private First Class Elwood M. Patterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 13th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Germany