FALLEN
World War II
1944
2nd Lt. Orville L. Blumhagen
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 746th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 16, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
Private Thomas H. Kilchemann
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 30, 1944 / Age: 18
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Clifford K. Nordby
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 17, 1944 / Age: 18
Died in service in Westover Field, MA
1944
1st Lt. Tilman A. Thomson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: March 29, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in New Guinea.
1944
PFC Albert Albrecht
Temvik, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Curtis G. Hagen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Anzio, Italy
1944
Staff Sergeant Ralph R. Bender
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:710th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age: 21
Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-38075 and crashed in the North Sea near Wesermunde, Germany during the war
1944
Technician 4th Grade William F. Menke
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 31
Died in service in Springfield, Missouri
1944
1st Lt. Frederick C. Beyer
Minot, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 143rd Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France.
1944
PFC Ador M. Teigen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
2nd Lieutenant Clarence Aaberg
Alexandria, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 711th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 26
While returning from a mission to Regensburg, Germany, his B-17, "Rosemary III", lost 3 engines. He was able to nurse it back to southern England where his crew was able to bail out safely but his parachute failed to open.
1944
Tech. 5c Thomas W. Robinson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron
Date of Loss: June 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Duane F. Boyer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Armed Division
Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1944
Sgt. Everett L. Corbin
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action near France.
1944
Flight Officer Vernon B. Jensen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:82nd Troop Carrier Squadron
Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age: 31
He was a glider pilot in support of the D-Day landings at Normandy in what was known as Glider Operation Neptune.