State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
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.
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.
1943
First Lieutenant John Ahlroth
Grand Forks, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 21, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in North Africa.
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.
1943
Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class William Benbow
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 07, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action. Buried at sea.
1943
Corporal Willard Christianson
Spencer Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 28, 1943 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Tunisia.
1943
Master Sergeant Frank J. Suchla
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: August 25, 1943 / Age: 43
Died in service on Ellice Islands
1943
Private First Class Edmund A. Gruchalla
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 04, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Private First Class Fred A. Lokken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 36
Killed in action in Aleutian Islands
1943
Sergeant Philip J. Schneider
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:First Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Division
Date of Loss: October 21, 1943 / Age: 26
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
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
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