FALLEN
World War II (WWII)
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 First Class Sam Ziegler
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:747th Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: September 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Ivan C. Beatty
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion, Amphibian Team Group, Fleet Marine Force.
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Armored Amphibian Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fleet Marine Force
Date of Loss: September 15, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Peleliu Island, Palau Islands
1944
Corporal Fenn T. Straster
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Eighth Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1944
Major James A. Howard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:369th AAF Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Germany
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
Technician Fourth Class Edwin A. Germann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:753rd Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: May 24, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Private First Class Roy J. Kitagawa
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:100th Battalion
Date of Loss: October 22, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in France
1944
Private First Class Leonard J. Larson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 19, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France
1944
Private First Class Guy A. Combs, Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:237th Engineer Combat Battalion
Date of Loss: June 06, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Matthew American Horse
Cannonball, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 21
1944
Private Willard O. Orth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in France
1944
Private First Class Clifford H. Wold
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in France.
1944
Lieutenant Colonel Russell W. Bellows
Jamestown, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Division Artillery, 96th Infantry Division
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1944 / Age: 35
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Private First Class Beverly A. Janis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in France