State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private Paul J. Yankton
Fort Totten, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 29, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in Service 29 November 1944. France
1944
Second Lieutenant Bryce A. Ralston
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:395th Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: December 23, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in Germany. Shot down by fighter near Kruft.
1944
Private First Class Arthur S. Whitson
Hillsboro, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Toscana, Italy.
1944
Second Lieutenant John V. Hultin
Nash, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:575th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: December 23, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Ed Fleckenstein
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant John R. Plummer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Sergeant Russell E. Montgomery
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 04, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Sergeant Louis Larson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Rueben Hirschkorn
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Sixth Infantry Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Sergeant Edward A. Shirley
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:322nd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: June 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class David A. Hedland
Englevale, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 20, 1944 / Age: 34
David Arnold Hedland entered the US Army at Ft. MacArthur Los Angeles, California on 12 January 1944.
1944
Private First Class Clarence O. Erickson
Bowman, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1943
Private First Class Harvey A. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 25, 1943 / Age: 32
Killed in action on Attu Island
1943
Second Lieutenant Roy W. Christianson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 23, 1943 / Age: 26
Their target on Jan. 23, 1943, was a large German submarine base at Lorient, France, on the Bay of Biscay. The U-boat port represented a major threat to Allied ships bringing troops, munitions and supplies to England.
1943
Seaman Second Class Harold Solomon
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 04, 1943 / Age: 21
Died in service in Moses Lake, Washington
1944
Private First Class Oswald P. Kjilbak
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action at Lyte, P.I.