State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Arthur H. Ries
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Elmer E. Kouba
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 17, 1944 / Age: 38
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Clifford H. Wold
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in France.
1944
Private First Class Harold E. Carnahan
Howell Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Frank A. Schan
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fifth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 12, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in France
1944
Fireman First Class Robert D. Frank
West Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: January 30, 1944 / Age: 24
The Chicago, in what was known as the Battle of Rennell Island, was first hit by two torpedoes on January 29th and disabled. Multiple crewmen were lost in this first attack.
1944
Private Gordon R. Quill
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Eight Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 09, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant Michael Kahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 25, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Roger J. Muggli
Golden Valley, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 28, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Captain Norman H. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
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
First Lieutenant Louise M. Wescom
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 09, 1944 / Age: 36
Died in service in Camp Livingston, Louisiana
1944
Sergeant Alfred G. Huber
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Oscar L. Skistad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Seaman Apprentice Gamaliel T. Arason
Mountain, ND
World War II (WWII)
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.
1944
Private Clifton B. Brickson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 14, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
Staff Sergeant Donald H. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 35
Died in France on November 30, 1944, from wounds received in an attack on the Siegfried line in Germany. Peterson was a member of a rifle company which succeeded in capturing 14 pill boxes and cleared out several tank traps in the attack.