State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
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
Private First Class Melvin H. Schuster
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:103th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 13, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant Wallace R. Evenson
Fertile, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private Ephraim Meyer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Second Armored Division
Date of Loss: October 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
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
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
Staff Sergeant August M. Kubis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 03, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near 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 Donald B. Vollrath
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6657th Signal Company
Date of Loss: March 24, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
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
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 Alvin Overby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 13, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in France.
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
Sergeant Elvin T. Kirkedahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 07, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action in France
1944
Sergeant Kenneth McLaughlin
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.