FALLEN
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private Wallace A. Ronning
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 06, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service at Camp Campbell, Kentucky
1944
Private First Class Donald R. Gingrey
Steele, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Chaplain - Captain Floyd N. Richert
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near England.
1944
Flight Officer Sylvan R. Lucier
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 27
Died in service in Tilfield, England
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 Gahlord G. Johnson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 08, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private Kelly H. Stempson
Rugby, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 25, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Owen K. Rotnem
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 14, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Metz, France
1944
Private Robert M. Norby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company F
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Armored Division
Date of Loss: May 31, 1944 / Age: 25
On May 31, 1944, in Larrvio, Italy, Private Robert Norby was killed from shell wounds.
1944
Sergeant Reinhold Gartner
Hebron, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Second Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 03, 1944 / Age: 31
Killed in action near France.
1944
First Lieutenant Orin E. Olson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:448th Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Air Force
Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 25
On July 26 they were bombing a bridge on the Adiage River near Verona, Italy, when their plane was hit in the left engine. Orin stayed at the controls of the plane as other crew members parachuted out.
1944
Private Russell L. Naffziger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private Harold B. Stair
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:83rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 06, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in France
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
Private First Class Adam G. Huschka
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:25th Reconnaissance Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:4th Armored Division
Date of Loss: September 22, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.