FALLEN
World War II (WWII)
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Benjamin Verworn
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:755th Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service in Travistock, England
1944
Private First Class Robert C. Sandland
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Corporal John W. Kunde
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in Las Vegas, Nevada
1944
Technician Fourth Grade Clarence A. Thompson
Dover Township ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 01, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France
1944
Second Lieutenant Bruce E. Buchholz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:492nd Bombardment Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:10th Air Force
Date of Loss: August 18, 1944 / Age: 20
2nd Lt Buchholz was killed in action when he was the pilot of B-24J #42-73080 that crashed on final approach to Kurmitola airbase in India, having flown from Kunming China. All aboard, except the co-pilot, were killed.
1944
Sergeant Ernest E. Day
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 03, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Second Lieutenant Merland E. Moen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 15, 1944 / Age: 21
While participating in aerial combat maneuvers with three other aircraft out of the Hayward Army Airfield, was last seen to have peeled off and dive towards the Pacific, roughly between the Farallon Islands and Pescadero Point, California.
1944
Private James Gunville
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:40th Tank Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Armored Division
Date of Loss: August 31, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Verdun, France
1944
Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class Bernard N. Baumann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: January 18, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in Action in Burma in a plane that was shot down by the Japanese
1944
Private First Class John S. Suko
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:125th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 07, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in North Africa
1944
Private Gladwin L. Roberts
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Normandy, France
1944
Staff Sergeant Malcolm B. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killer in action in France
1944
Technician Fourth Grade Dalton E. Howard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:103rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 20, 1944 / Age: 35
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private Francis J. York
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 20, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Leyte, Philippine Islands
1944
Staff Sergeant Aubrey J Freeman
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Army Air Corps
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:28th Bomb Squadron H
Date of Loss: September 07, 1944 / Age: 35