FALLEN
World War II
1944
Pvt. Robert P. Ployhar
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 409th Infantry Regiment, 103th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Charles E. Mattern
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 08, 1944 / Age: 27
Died in service in France
1944
Private William Mittlestedt
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 11, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in North Africa
1944
Private Willard R. Johnson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany
1944
PFC Krist Wentz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 31st Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Belgium.
1944
Private Marvin S. O'Conner
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France
1944
Staff Sgt. Loris M. Espeseth
Eldorado, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 418th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in England.
1944
Private First Class Francis W. Anderson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action 12 Nov 44 Leyte
1944
Sgt. George B. Peterson
McCanna, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 735th Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: May 08, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Staff Sgt. Hilmen E. Erickson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Martin J. Anderson
World War II
Date of Loss: October 23, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action on October 23, 1944
1944
PFC Sam A. Metzner
Fort Rice, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Ens. Merle H. Longnecker
New Rockford, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 20
A Tragic Accident.
1944
Captain Norman H. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 313th Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: July 02, 1944 / Age: 24
He was a passenger aboard Cessna Bobcat UC-78 #43-7528 when he was killed on July 2, 1944, in a plane crash in England.
1944
Seaman Apprentice Gamaliel T. Arason
Mountain, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: February 08, 1944 / Age: 21
Was on a ship that was struck by a U-boat. North Atlantic Ocean.