State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
First Lieutenant Wallace W. Bengson
Esmond, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:327th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Netherlands while flying as a navigator on a B-17 of the 92nd Bomb Group. His aircraft collided with another and lost half of the right wing.
1944
Staff Sergeant Raymond Becker
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:88th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 13, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
Second Lieutenant Ralph T. Cameron
Grand Forks, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:34th Photographic Squadron
Date of Loss: April 14, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in an air accident near Oakley, England.
1944
Private Theodore J. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fourth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 24, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private First Class Carl R. Emery
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 23, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in the English Channel
1944
Corporal Stanley J. Kosmatka
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:309th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: December 29, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in Germany
1944
Staff Sergeant Bernard J. Wolfe
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Lieutenant Colonel Gustof A. Lindell
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 18, 1944 / Age: 45
Killed in action in France
1944
Sergeant Robert H. Hegg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 11, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Paul J. Yankton
Fort Totten, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 29, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in Service 29 November 1944. France
1944
Second Lieutenant Bryce A. Ralston
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:395th Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: December 23, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in Germany. Shot down by fighter near Kruft.
1944
Second Lieutenant Merland E. Moen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 15, 1944 / Age: 21
While participating in aerial combat maneuvers with three other aircraft out of the Hayward Army Airfield, was last seen to have peeled off and dive towards the Pacific, roughly between the Farallon Islands and Pescadero Point, California.
1944
Private Donald R. Jorve
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 22, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class John S. Suko
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:125th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 07, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in North Africa
1944
Private Gladwin L. Roberts
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Staff Sergeant Aubrey J Freeman
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Army Air Corps
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:28th Bomb Squadron H
Date of Loss: September 07, 1944 / Age: 35