State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Cleo Michel
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 15, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in France
1944
Private Claud Jacobson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 11, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in the Philippine Islands
1944
Private First Class Curtis G. Hagen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Anzio, Italy
1944
Private First Class Alfred R. Steen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Sergeant Henry R. Kjems
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 24, 1944 / Age: 29
Died in service in France
1944
Private Albert E. Maki
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in service in Italy
1944
Technical Sergeant Herbert Fried
World War II (WWII)
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
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
Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class Joseph S. Pyle
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 17, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in San Diego, California
1944
Private Thomas J. Jereski
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:50th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Leyte
1944
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
1944
Private Paul W. Wallin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:295th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Ross R. Veach
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 05, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany
1944
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
1944
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
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.