FALLEN
World War II
1943
Capt. Carl F. Ekstrom
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: December 30, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action near France.
1943
Pvt. Clarence H. Overby
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy while engaging in carrying wounded from the field of battle, being a member of the hospital corps unit. He died when the Jeep he was riding in drove over a Teller mine.
1943
Pvt. Arthur L. McKee
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 181st Fire Support Ship
Date of Loss: August 26, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
2nd Lieutenant Raymond L. Larson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 01, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Fort Meyers, Florida
1943
1st Lt. Ernest L. Anderson
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 558th Bomber Squadron, 387th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Loss: August 31, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France.
1943
2nd Lieutenant Douglas L. Mutchler
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:365th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: August 17, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Belgium
1943
Private Sheldon J. Underdahl
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 22, 1943 / Age: 26
Lost at sea over the Atlantic Ocean aboard B-24D Liberator #41-23914 while on an anti-submarine patrol flight out of Langley Field, Virginia.
1943
Corporal Arthur O. Johnson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Private First Class Edward N. Kniefel
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 01, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in New Georgia
1943
Sgt. Melvin S. Bjordahl
Linton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy.
1943
Cpl. Florian Sticka
New England, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 24, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Nov. 24, 1943, Kunning, China.
Remains not recovered.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1943
Corp. George J. Gillies
Pembina, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Station Complement Squadron
Date of Loss: December 31, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action near England.
1943
Private Melvin O. Bonlie
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:40th Army Air Force Ferrying Squadron
Date of Loss: February 03, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in the sinking of the USAT Dorchester by German U-223
1943
Sergeant Phillip Lohnes
Fort Totten, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 30, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in Action, Pacific Theater on 30 June 1943. Buried in Section 84, Grave 403 Jefferson National Barracks, St Louis Missouri.
Name included on page 895 of the Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II
1943
Staff Sgt. Clifford K. Stedem
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 2458th Quartermaster Company, 8th Air Depot Group
Date of Loss: August 16, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.