FALLEN
World War II
1944
Pvt. Vincent J. Lesmeister
New Rockford, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 17, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Donald H. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 35
Died in France on November 30, 1944, from wounds received in an attack on the Siegfried line in Germany. Peterson was a member of a rifle company which succeeded in capturing 14 pill boxes and cleared out several tank traps in the attack.
1944
Sgt. John Baumstarck
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 337th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 24, 1944 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
Pvt. Charles J. LaFrance
Maryville Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.
1944
Private Clifton B. Brickson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 14, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Belgium
1944
1st Lt. Morris H. Flados
Forman, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 861st Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: August 18, 1944 / Age: 28
Killed in action near France.
1944
Private First Class Fred J. Kautz
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 12, 1944 / Age: 30
Killed in action in the Pacific
1944
Captain Donald A. Swenson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 24, 1944 / Age: 27
Died in service in Sorrento, Italy
1944
1st Lieutenant Anthony Kuhn
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24D #41-24186
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:72nd Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:13th Army Air Force
Date of Loss: March 05, 1944 / Age: 26
After a successful bombing mission it was noticed by other B-24's, while returning to base, that B-24D #41-24186 was not able to close their bomb bay doors and that one of their engines was also on fire.
1944
2nd Lieutenant Dale W. Witson
World War II
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
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
Captain Keith G. Chatfield
Minot, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 407th Infantry Regiment, 102nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 29, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action when leading his company in an attack at the Roer River. While attempting to assist some of his men who had become casualties, he was fatally wounded.
1944
Corporal George S. Grimm
World War II
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
Seaman 2nd Class Fredrick J. Schuster
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 11, 1944 / Age: 29
Died in service in the Southwest Pacific Area
1944
Shipfitter 1st Class Grant O. Petricka
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 01, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania