State Heroes

Private First Class Leo J. Davis

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 01, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in France

Technician Fifth Grade Karsten A. Fossum

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:377th Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Normandy, France

Private Otto L. Wallman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:15th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Loss: August 25, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Technician Fifth Grade Orlin J. Gullingsrud

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:362nd Field Artillery Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 03, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action on Leyte Island

Flight Officer Ronald E. Bartley

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:510th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: February 20, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Germany 

Private First Class Raymond E. Hayden

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: December 07, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action near Belgium. Received Purple Heart and Bronze Star awards.

First Lieutenant Victor H. Schneider

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:29th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 02, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Second Lieutenant Norman O. Overholt

Upham, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:779th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: September 10, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private Ernest E. Mellum

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:29th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class James E. Fox

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 01, 1944 / Age: 20

Killed in action in France

Private Stephen Olason

Hensel, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 24

After training at various centers he was sent to Burma and placed in an airborne crew. While thus engaged he was killed in action Dec. 14, 1944. 

Private First Class Glen P. McGhan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:66th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 25, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private First Class Donovan E. Walton

Minot

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 235

Date of Loss: July 12, 1944 / Age: 18

From Death Certificate:

Private First Class Robert H. Klose

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 07, 1944 / Age:

Brother to Staff Sergeant Kenneth A. Klose who died earlier on March 22, 1943 aboard a B25-H Aircraft.

Technician Fourth Grade Glenn E. Bergstresser

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:70th Tank Battalion

Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action on Utah Beach, Normandy, France

Private Waldemar J. Hagen

Hillsboro, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: August 25, 1944 / Age: 34

Killed in action near France.