State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
First Lieutenant Orin E. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:448th Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Air Force
Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 25
On July 26 they were bombing a bridge on the Adiage River near Verona, Italy, when their plane was hit in the left engine. Orin stayed at the controls of the plane as other crew members parachuted out.
1944
Private Peter L. Braun
Mandan, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 37
Killed in action in France.
1944
Private First Class Alvin Overby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 13, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in France.
1944
Private Harold B. Stair
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 06, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in France
1944
Sergeant Elvin T. Kirkedahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 07, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in France
1944
Sergeant Kenneth McLaughlin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private First Class Matthew American Horse
Cannonball, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 21
1944
Private Leonard A. Larson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:26th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Wilbert M. Kramer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:88th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 17, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Staff Sergeant Milton H. Underdahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:330th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Belgium.
1944
Private Willard O. Orth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in France
1944
Private First Class Andrew D. Carlson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 04, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Oudler, Belgium
1944
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:546th Bomb Squadron (Heavy)
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:8th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 09, 1944 / Age: 31
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson was Killed in Action on 9 March 1944 while serving as Waist Gunner on B-17 aircraft #42-37781 (Silver Dollar) when the aircraft was struck by bombs dropped by another B-17 on a bombing mission to Berlin, Germany.
1944
Second Lieutenant Arthur J. Blackwood
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in France.
1944
Private Beryle H. Kjorvestad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in service in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1944
Private First Class Arthur Adolphy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in France.