State Heroes

Sergeant Donald J. Bergeron

Kenmare, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 19

Died while in MIA status. Memorialized at Manila American Cemetery.

Sergeant Louis R. Reitan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:763rd AAF Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: July 15, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Yugoslavia

Private First Class George A. Schimpf

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:88th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 02, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Private First Class Raymond Klein

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 27, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France

Private Dale H. Ellingson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:776th Tank Destroyer Battalion

Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in action near Italy.

First Lieutenant Erling J. Varland

World War II (WWII)

Date of Loss: November 24, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands

Private First Class Randolph E. Oswald

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:17th Tank Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Seventh Armored Division

Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 24

Died in MIA status. Killed near Holland during the Battle of the Canals.

Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Ernest P. Singer

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 22

Died in service in Pasadena, California

Private First Class James A. Knutson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Sixth Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Loss: December 02, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Second Lieutenant Mayo L. Johnson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 05, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Luxembourg

Private John Haid

Wood Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Second Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 18, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action near Belgium

Private First Class Vernon A. Salzwedel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:31st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 06, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Sergeant Sigval M. Carlson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 25, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Cecina, Italy

First Lieutenant Harry W. Eck

Minot, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:327th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress that crashed near Neustaedt-on-the-Werra, Germany.

Staff Sergeant Raymond J. Paulus

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:702nd Bomb Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:8th Air Force

Date of Loss: September 27, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Germany

Private First Class Michael J. Zelinski

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 14, 1944 / Age: 29

Died in service in North Africa