State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Captain Keith G. Chatfield
Minot, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:102nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 29, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action when leading his company in an attack at the Roer River. While attempting to assist some of his men who had become casualties, he was fatally wounded.
1944
Staff Sergeant George A. Gray
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:735th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: February 06, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the English Channel
1944
Second Lieutenant Donald D. Bagne
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division "Santa Fe"
Date of Loss: August 12, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action 12 Aug 44 near La Poteliere, France
1944
Private First Class Rueben Hirschkorn
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Sixth Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Sergeant Edward A. Shirley
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:322nd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: June 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Henry F. Brown
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: OPN Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:132 Signal
Date of Loss: April 19, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action New Guinea
1944
Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer Second Class Hjalmer M. Davidson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 25, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Saipan
1944
Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Robert E. Traynor
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in the Asiatic Area.
1944
Private Theodore Buck
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:33rd Armored Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 11, 1944 / Age: 24
1944
Private First Class Carl A. Rosling
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 12, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Saipan
1944
Private Russell A. Nielson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 14, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Private First Class Philip E. Kupper
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 23, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in France
1944
Technical Sergeant Leo D. Ballegeer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:28th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 19, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action during the Battle of the Bulge, Belgium
1944
Flight Officer Edward G. Wild Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 03, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service in Lancaster, California
1944
Private First Class David A. Hedland
Englevale, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 34
David Arnold Hedland entered the US Army at Ft. MacArthur Los Angeles, California on 12 January 1944.
1944
Private First Class Oswald P. Kjilbak
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action at Lyte, P.I.