State Heroes
World War II
1944
1st Lieutenant Louise M. Wescom
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 09, 1944 / Age: 36
Died in service in Camp Livingston, Louisiana
1943
Staff Sergeant Earl E. West
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 323rd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 91st Bomber Group
Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 32
He was shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #4229916 'Yankee Dandy.
1945
Private First Class Vernon E. Westberg
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 318th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Germany
1944
PFC Raymond A. Westling
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private First Class Adam Wetch
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 61st Armored Infantry Battalion
Date of Loss: March 31, 1945 / Age: 19
Died in service in Germany
1944
PFC Adolph J. Wetsch
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 126th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1944 / Age: 33
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
PFC Raymond A. Wetzel
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 362nd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1942
Private First Class Lloyd L. Whipple
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 24
Died in service in a POW camp in the Philippines after surviving the Bataan Death March.
1944
PFC Thomas White
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 26, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Tech. 5c Stanley C. White
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 631st Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: May 02, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1945
Storekeeper 3c Robert F. White
Jamestown, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: November 25, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Shipfitter 3c Earl W. Whiting
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: July 12, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1942
2nd Lieutenant Albert F. Whitney
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1944
PFC Arthur S. Whitson
Hillsboro, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Toscana, Italy.
1945
Sgt. Oren B. Wick
Columbus, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: July 19, 1945 / Age: 35
Killed during the Normandy invasion. Declared Missing in Action in Bayeau, France.