State Heroes

Staff Sergeant Gerhard A. Skjefte

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 02, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Italy

Sergeant Harold M. Moberg

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 06, 1944 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Brachwitz, Germany

Private First Class Wallace V. Johnson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 03, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in the Marianas Island

Private Aloysius J. Streifel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 23, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Bill M. Erickson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 13, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Italy

Private First Class Arthur H. Ries

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Elmer E. Kouba

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 17, 1944 / Age: 38

Killed in action in France

Private First Class Robert Alexander

Tolley, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:105th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 07, 1944 / Age:

He was killed in action during the Battle of Saipan as his unit defended against a Japanese attack in the area of Tanapag. PFC Alexander's remains were not recovered or identified following his loss.

Private First Class Clifford H. Wold

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 15, 1944 / Age: 30

Killed in action in France.

Private First Class Frank A. Schan

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fifth Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 12, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in France

Fireman First Class Robert D. Frank

West Fargo, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: January 30, 1944 / Age: 24

The Chicago, in what was known as the Battle of Rennell Island, was first hit by two torpedoes on January 29th and disabled. Multiple crewmen were lost in this first attack.

Private Gordon R. Quill

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Eight Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 09, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private Aloysius Decoteau

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Fifth Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 09, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action near France.

Pilot Officer James B. Courtney

World War II (WWII)

Date of Loss: March 05, 1943 / Age: 23

On March 5, 1943, his Short Stirling I (#R9271) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Ridgewell for a night air operation over Essen, Germany.

Staff Sergeant Alfred C. Monson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:571st Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: September 16, 1943 / Age: 20

Shot down 16 September in B-17 #42-5903 'Ascend Charlie'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

Technician Fifth Grade Raymond Kahl

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Armored Division

Date of Loss: March 28, 1943 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Tunisia