FALLEN
World War II (WWII)
1944
Private First Class Gustave Odegard
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 11, 1944 / Age: 25
Died in service in Italy
1944
Private First Class Telmer C. Lindquist
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1944 / Age: 35
Killed in action in France.
1944
Corporal Lewis D. Wilson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 15, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Staff Sergeant Maynard B. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:102nd Infantry Division "Ozark"
Date of Loss: November 06, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near Aachen, Germany
1944
Sergeant Nicodemus A. Scherger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: April 10, 1944 / Age: 32
Died in service in England
1944
Lieutenant Junior Grade Clarence V. Beckley
Bordulac, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trout
Date of Loss: February 29, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action on the USS Trout in the Philippines Basin. Remains not recovered.
1944
Sergeant Denis B. McDonough
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:701st Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age: 23
Denis was "Killed In Action" when his B-24J was hit by flak and crashed near Wizernes, France during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
1944
Private First Class Gilbert A. Helland
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: A Battery
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:343rd Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 24, 1944 / Age: 34
Killed in action in France
1944
Ensign Merle H. Longnecker
New Rockford, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 20
A Tragic Accident.
1944
Private Lloyd E. Porter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Private First Class Solomon Kalil
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: November 08, 1944 / Age: 32
Killed in action in France
1944
Technical Sergeant Edward D. Crimmins
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 677th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: August 20, 1944 / Age: 36
The bomber crashed into Shi-Ling (Snow Mountain) about 100 miles from Hsinching Airfield (A-1) at Chengdu, China when it ran low on fuel in poor weather and heavy headwinds returning from a mission over Yawata Kyoto, Japan.
1944
Private First Class Robert C. Roche
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 17, 1944 / Age: 22
Died in service in Saidor, New Guinea
1944
Private First Class Otto P. Cherny
Dickinson, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:81st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action while accompanying a night patrol in Angaur. They succeeded in placing several demolition charges in enemy territory before being discovered by the enemy. During the fight that followed, he was killed by enemy fire.
1944
Technician Fifth Grade Edward J. Leibinger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:27th Signal Construction Battalion
Date of Loss: November 09, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.