State Heroes Total:
3943
Service Branch
Lester W. Puppe photo 1943

Staff Sergeant Lester W. 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: August 11, 1943 / Age: 23

Service number 6930772, died of gunshot wound during the Sicily Campaign

World War II (WWII)

Charles Pfeifle photo 1943

Machinist's Mate Third Class Charles Pfeifle

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: September 09, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Roy W. Christianson photo 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.

Lloyd F. Landscoot photo 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.

Donald I. Wasson photo 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.

Phelps W. Comrie photo 1943

Warrant Officer Second Class Phelps W. Comrie

World War II (WWII)

Date of Loss: March 29, 1943 / Age: 27

Killed in action in a plane crash

Vernon E. Anderson photo 1943

Technician 5th Grade Vernon E. Anderson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 09, 1943 / Age: 23

Killed in action 9 Sep 43 Salerno, Italy

Raymond W. Baesler photo 1943

Second Lieutenant Raymond W. Baesler

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Guadalcanal

Dorick J. Sauvageau photo 1943

Private First Class Dorick J. Sauvageau

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 05, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

Duane M. Brown photo 1943

Private First Class Duane M. Brown

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division, FMF

Date of Loss: November 20, 1943 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati

Delmar R. Fortin photo 1943

Private First Class Delmar R. Fortin

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: October 23, 1943 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Italy

Earl R. Robinson photo 1943

Staff Sergeant Earl R. Robinson

Mohall, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:548th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:

He failed to return from a bombing mission, his 15th, over Germany.  He enlisted October 22, 1941, and trained at Harlingen, TX.  Died while in MIA status.

George P. Siebert photo 1943

Private George P. Siebert

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 15, 1943 / Age: 34

Died in service in Atlanta, Georgia

Howard J. Miller photo 1943

Staff Sergeant Howard J. Miller

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 10, 1943 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Italy

Loran J. Stewart photo 1943

Captain Loran J. Stewart

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 15, 1943 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Tunisia, North Africa

Lawrence D. Thieling photo 1943

Private First Class Lawrence D. Thieling

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 08, 1943 / Age: 28

Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.