State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Bernard J. Carey
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 21, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Guam, Marianas Islands
1944
Private Harold L. Johnson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 17, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action in Germany
1944
First Lieutenant Lyle J. Doerr
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17 42-102610 "Boomerang"
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:602nd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in the European Theater
1944
Private Walter J. Staskivige
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 29, 1944 / Age: 18
Died in service in Manvel, North Dakota
1944
Private First Class Leonard C. Red Tomahawk
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 15, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in the Philippine Islands
1944
Sergeant Everett L. Murray
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 23, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Private First Class Philip Mitzel Jr.
Orrin, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1944 / Age: 24
1944
Chief Pharmacist Mate John C. Ulmer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: December 13, 1944 / Age: 36
Chief Pharmacist's Mate John Cassady Ulmer, United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.
1944
Technical Sergeant Godgrey N. Halverson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action in St Jares Manshe, France
1944
Staff Sergeant Donald E. Woodwick
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:729th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: December 04, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Lieutenant Junior Grade Kermit E. Chapman
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 19, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in service in Eniwetok, Marshall Islands
1944
First Lieutenant Emil E. Jepsen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age: 37
Killed in action in France
1944
Captain Charles R. Durfee
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Hamlin R. Stenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 03, 1944 / Age: 30
Died in service in Guam
1944
Sergeant Louis R. Reitan
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:763rd AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: July 15, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Yugoslavia
1944
Private First Class Raymond Klein
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 27, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in France