FALLEN
World War II
1945
Staff Sgt. Frank T. Sigl
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 489th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 01, 1945 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany.
1945
Private Boyd A. Maize
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Date of Loss: May 31, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
Pvt. Gilbert P. Lafferty
Leyden, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 23rd Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Loss: January 24, 1945 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Belgium.
1945
Private First Class Carl B. Wasness
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:79th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 19, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Private First Class Ira L. Walla
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Department
Date of Loss: April 28, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Okinawa
1945
PFC Marvin D. Arntz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: February 10, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1945
Staff Sergeant Lawrence L. Lee
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-29 #42-24598
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:869th Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:20th Air Force
Date of Loss: January 09, 1945 / Age: 25
On January 9, 1945, while returning from mission to Musashino Aircraft Factory near Tokyo, came under attack by enemy fighters. The bomber was severely battle damaged, and ditched in the Pacific off the coast of Japan
1945
Private First Class Albert E. Schulz
Elgin, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:38th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
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
1945
Private First Class James L. Margach
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:305th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:77th Division
Date of Loss: January 15, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action in the Philippine Islands
1945
Sergeant Lionel A. Tetzloff
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:859th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: February 09, 1945 / Age: 25
On February 9, 1945 he was on the crew of the B-24 Liberator #42-7563 during a mission to drop supplies to partisans fighting the Nazis in Yugoslavia. Their aircraft exploded in mid-air as they crossed the Adriatic coast over present day Croatia.
1945
Private First Class Carroll G. Christenson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: March 08, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in Action in Iwo Jima
1945
Tech. 5c Ivan G. Krien
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, European Theater
Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Staff Sgt. Ralph G. Vix
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 17, 1945 / Age: 28
Killed in action near Luxembourg.
1945
Sgt. Frank X. Schmidt
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: May 18, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.