FALLEN
World War II
1944
Pvt. Jerome P. Higgins
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action on Bougainville.
1944
Sgt. Edward A. Shirley
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant William M. Bryson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:565th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 01, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action on a plane that was shot down
1944
Corporal Ole A. Trontvet
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 24, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in Hondon, Texas.
1944
Private First Class Joseph P. Morris
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 23, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service in Guam
1944
Private First Class Leo J. Davis
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 01, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in France
1944
Private Ernest La Forte
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 21, 1944 / Age: 39
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Technician 5th Grade Karsten A. Fossum
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:377th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Staff Sergeant Edward F. Buzalsky
Connor Township, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Armored Division
Date of Loss: September 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Staff Sergeant Arthur S. Knutson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 333 Field Artillary BN 38 Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in Action 12 May 1944, Italy.
Buried in Evanger Cemetery Norma North Dakota.
Name included on page 784 of Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II1941-1945.
1944
Private First Class William O. Lund
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 03, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France
1944
Staff Sergeant John Gums
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24J #44-40540
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22
B-24J #44-40540 took off, with a crew of 10, from Morotai, North Maluku Province, Indonesia on a bombing mission over Balikpapan island in Borneo.
1944
Storekeeper Third Class Herbert Bauer
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 12, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in San Pedro Bay, Philippine Islands
1944
Private First Class Gustav M. Platzkow
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in France
1944
PFC Oswald P. Kjilbak
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action at Lyte, P.I.