FALLEN
World War II
1945
Signalman Third Class Willis E. Gentz
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Ommaney Bay
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 18
1945
Private First Class George Schaff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Date of Loss: January 20, 1945 / Age: 29
Died in service in Belgium.
1945
2nd Lieutenant George D. Smith
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:496th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: March 24, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany
1945
2nd Lieutenant Nickolie J. Thompson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 03, 1945 / Age: 25
Died in a plane crash in Arcdome Mount, Nevada.
1945
PFC Charles M. Prine
Sawyer, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 161st Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Private First Class Glen H. Johnson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: WPS
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:6th Marine Division
Date of Loss: May 13, 1945 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
PFC James E. Balerud
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 345th Infantry Regiment, 87th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 23, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in Belgium.
1945
Seaman 2nd Class Darwin P. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Asiatic Area
1945
1st Lieutenant John F. McGowan
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 01, 1945 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Japan
1945
2nd Lieutenant Melvin Alderman
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:427th Bomb Squadron
Date of Loss: April 06, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in mid-air collision during Mission #353, 6 April 1945, to Leipzig, Germany. Crew was flying in B-17G #43-38958 Green Hill Belle (427BS) GN- H.
1945
Private Wendell D. Moore
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 04, 1945 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Germany
1945
1st Lt. Robert B. Pfusch
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
Date of Loss: March 06, 1945 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Italy. Death caused by wounds received while serving as rifle platoon leader in the mountain group infantry.
1945
Private Leroy B. Hauge
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 29, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Luzon, Philippine Islands
1945
Private First Class Oscar H. Swenson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 03, 1945 / Age: 32
Died in service in Italy
1945
Corporal Matt E. Schwab
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 80th Field Artillery Battalion, 6th Infantry Division
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:80th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:6th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.