State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1943
Private First Class Willie Moe
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: H.M.T. Rohna
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:853rd Engineer Battalion
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age: 21
1943
Captain Orville J. Fossum
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: "82nd Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:81st Philippine Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 11, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Private First Class Manville Thorson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 02, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in Southwest Pacific Area
1943
Staff Sergeant George E. Christensen
Sorenson Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:506th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: May 14, 1943 / Age: 19
Killed in action near Belgium
1943
Private First Class Albert L. Morrow
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:107th Coast Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: July 19, 1943 / Age:
Wounded during the Battle for Sicily and died from wounds in North Africa.
1943
Second Lieutenant Jack D. Lepird
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:352nd Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: July 24, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in England.
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
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
1943
Private First Class Wallace A. Pearson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Metalsmith First Class Vernon J. Roth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 05, 1943 / Age: 32
Died in service in Kodiak, Alaska.
1943
Private First Class Arnold Seidel
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 14, 1943 / Age: 25
Died in service in Australia
1943
Private Clarence H. Overby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Third Medical Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy while engaging in carrying wounded from the field of battle, being a member of the hospital corps unit. He died when the Jeep he was riding in drove over a Teller mine.
1943
Private First Class Louis A. Dionne
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in North America
1943
Private First Class Leo J. Rutten
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:16th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 13, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in service in North Africa
1943
Technician Fourth Grade Ole E. Norsby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Died in service in Denver, Colorado
1943
Staff Sergeant Clarence O. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:364th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: November 15, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action on a formation practice flight in a B-17, in a midair collision over Chelveston.