FALLEN
World War II
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
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
2nd Lieutenant Marvin E. Nurnberger
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy
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
Technical Sergeant Herbert Fried
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:338th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 11, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in a plane that crashed in the Baltic Sea, about 55 miles E of Sassnitz. The cause of the crash was enemy aircraft.
1944
Private Reuben Wacker
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:119th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 24, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action near France.
1944
2nd Lieutenant Roy W. Shoenhut
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Tech. 5c Albert Schneider
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 743rd Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: November 19, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
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.
1944
Sergeant Sigval M. Carlson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 25, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Cecina, Italy
1944
Staff Sergeant Robert V. Myers
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in the European Area
1944
Private Raymond L. Wahl
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 23, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Captain Norman J. McKendry
Mandan, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 16, 1944 / Age: 33
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1944
1st Lieutenant Glenn N. Lawritson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age: 44
Died in service in Ft Sam Houston, Texas
1944