State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1943
Second Lieutenant Dwight T. Sullivan
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 23, 1943 / Age: 21
He died in service when a B-17G Flying Fortress #42-31541 collided with B-17 #42-38065 in the skies near the air base in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1943
Corporal Arnold K. Oien
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: October 01, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Vella La Vella, Solomon Islands
1943
Captain Raymond J. Check
Williston, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:423rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: June 26, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in England.
1943
Private First Class Ardine M. Harstad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:776th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: March 17, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in North Africa
1943
First Lieutenant Elmer Blomquist
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in Atter Island
1943
Staff Sergeant Robert H. Schmidt
Sutton
Griggs County, North Dakota
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 06, 1943 / Age: 26
Died in service in Klammoth Falls, Oregon
1943
Aviation Cadet James G. Newton
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 28, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in service in Pecos, Texas
1943
1st Lieutenant Edmund I. Bolstad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:337th Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 08, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Europe
1943
Sergeant Harvey J. Nokleby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:10th Mountain Division
Date of Loss: August 16, 1943 / Age: 26
Died in service in Kiska, Alaska
1943
Sergeant Godfrey Heinitz
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 05, 1943 / Age: 33
Killed in action in Italy
1943
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.
1943
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Turner
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.
1943
Sergeant Gordon R. Potter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 22, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Oujda, French Morocco.
1943
Private First Class Bertram M. Miller
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 28, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in North Africa
1943
First Lieutenant Kenneth Saxhaug
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:18th Army Air Force Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: March 02, 1943 / Age: 22
Airplane crash in the Aleutians.
1943
Private Elmer A. Puppe
Hensel, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:First Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 19, 1943 / Age: 26
Service number 6858086, died of shell fragment wounds during the Naples-Foggia Campaign in the area between Naples and Rome.