FALLEN
World War II
1944
Private John O. Miller
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Ross R. Veach
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 05, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Sergeant Denis B. McDonough
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:701st Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age: 23
Denis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J was hit by flak and crashed near Wizernes, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
1944
Lt. Jr. Grade Clarence V. Beckley
Bordulac, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trout
Date of Loss: February 29, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action on the USS Trout in the Philippines Basin. Remains not recovered.
1944
Sgt. Alfred G. Huber
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 378th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Clifton B. Brickson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 14, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
Baker 1st Class Kenton E. Kuebker
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 25
On 24 October, U.S.S. Albert W. Grant joined TG 77.2 and sailed to engage a Japanese task force reported steaming northward from the Sulu Sea toward Surigao Strait.
1944
Private First Class John C. Finnegan
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: March 13, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Bougainville
1944
Private First Class Otto P. Cherny
Dickinson, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:81st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action while accompanying a night patrol in Angaur. They succeeded in placing several demolition charges in enemy territory before being discovered by the enemy. During the fight that followed, he was killed by enemy fire.
1944
Staff Sergeant Rollin B. Gregory
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Tabantabon, Leyte, Philippine Islands
1944
Flight Officer Hadley D. Baldwin
Lisbon, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Air Commando Group
Date of Loss: May 09, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action. Burma. Remains not recovered.
1944
Pvt. Jerome P. Higgins
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action on Bougainville.
1944
PFC Oscar L. Skistad
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Technical Sergeant Gordon D. Hollister
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th Air Force
Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Mediterranean Area
1944
Sergeant William M. Bryson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:565th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 01, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action on a plane that was shot down