State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1944
Baker 1st Class Kenton E. Kuebker
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 25, 1944 / Age: 25
On 24 October, U.S.S. Albert W. Grant joined TG 77.2 and sailed to engage a Japanese task force reported steaming northward from the Sulu Sea toward Surigao Strait.
1944
Corporal George S. Grimm
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 03, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Bougainville, Solomon Islands
1944
Second Lieutenant Dale W. Witson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:324th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: August 16, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action when his plane was shot down over Deiderode, Germany.
1944
Staff Sergeant Norbert L. Olsen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 01, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Cisterna, Italy
1944
Sergeant William M. Bryson
World War II (WWII)
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
Seaman Second Class Fredrick J. Schuster
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 29
Died in service in the Southwest Pacific Area
1944
Shipfitter First Class Grant O. Petricka
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 01, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1944
Private First Class Leo J. Davis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 01, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in France
1944
Corporal Ole A. Trontvet
World War II (WWII)
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 (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 23, 1944 / Age: 20
Died in service in Guam
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Karsten A. Fossum
World War II (WWII)
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
Technician Fifth Grade Orlin J. Gullingsrud
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:362nd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:96th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 03, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Leyte Island
1944
Flight Officer Ronald E. Bartley
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:510th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: February 20, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Germany
1943
Private Lloyd F. Landscoot
Jamestown, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Army
Date of Loss: February 03, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Greenland.
1943
Private Donald I. Wasson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 27, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1943
Aviation Ordnanceman's Mate Third Class Omer L. Beauchamp
Olga, ND
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
Date of Loss: November 24, 1943 / Age:
Reported missing after the torpedoing of the escort aircraft carrier, USS Liscome Bay, near the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. Remains not recovered.