FALLEN
World War II
1944
Captain Norman E. Olson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:357th Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: April 08, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Germany
1944
1st Lieutenant Orin E. Olson
World War II
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
Staff Sgt. Edward F. Buzalsky
Connor Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division
Date of Loss: September 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private Ivan C. Beatty
World War II
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
Private First Class LaVerne J. Mellom
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in service in New Guinea
1944
Staff Sgt. Robert W. Arhart
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 85th Bomber Squadron, 47th Bomber Group, Light
Date of Loss: June 29, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Belgium.
1944
PFC Richard E. Haugen
Stevens, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 06, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1944
Private Stanley T. Hubbard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 06, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Mignona, Italy
1944
Private Harold B. Stair
World War II
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
Staff Sergeant Arthur E. Kittelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:957th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Field Artillery Corps Division
Date of Loss: July 25, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in service in Normandy, France
1944
PFC Boyd C. McWethy
Crosby, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Matthew American Horse
Cannonball, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1944 / Age: 21
1944
Private Willard O. Orth
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 04, 1944 / Age: 26
Died in service in France
1944
PFC Ernest A. Krause
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 378th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Bernard H. Halaas
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands