State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
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
1943
Private Arthur O. Sundby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 23, 1943 / Age: 31
Died in service in the Aleutian Islands
1943
Staff Sergeant Leonard L. Rosenberg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:16th Reconnaissance Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:12th Air Force
Date of Loss: December 06, 1943 / Age: 20
He was a gunner on B-17E #41-9016 flying out of Foch Field Tunisia on an electronic recon mission off the coast of southern France.
1943
Corporal Ervin R. Wiest
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 22, 1943 / Age: 23
Died in service in Albuquerque, New Mexico
1943
Staff Sergeant Charles L. Scouten
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 08, 1943 / Age: 25
Died in service in Denver, Colorado
1943
Technical Sergeant William J. Mears
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 14, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in Kiel, Germany
1943
Technical Sergeant Charles I. Moyer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 26, 1943 / Age: 23
Died in service in Christmas, Florida
1943
Private Gottfried Merkel
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 11, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Staff Sergeant Frank J. Vitek
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Sergeant Robert F. Wilson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division
Date of Loss: January 23, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1943
Private First Class William F. Billings
Devils Lake, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 751st Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: February 06, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Oran, Algeria.
1943
Seaman Second Class Elmer V. Dockter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS LST-387
Date of Loss: June 22, 1943 / Age: 19
At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each.
1943
Second Lieutenant Raymond L. Larson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 01, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Fort Meyers, Florida
1943
Sergeant Robert W. Wright
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 24, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Salina, Kansas
1943
Staff Sergeant George A. Manning
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 12, 1943 / Age: 27
George Manning was the flight engineer #41-0003 that departed on May 11th, 1943 from Atkinson Field in British Guyana, destined for Belem Brazil. The plane disappeared leaving no evidence to lead to its position, failing to reach its destination.
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.