State Heroes

Corporal Arnold K. Oien

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Date of Loss: October 01, 1943 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Vella La Vella, Solomon Islands

Private First Class Helmer O. Rude

Tolna, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: March 28, 1943 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Morocco.

Private Richard Monger

Rugby, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 162nd Infantry Medical Corps

Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 24

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

First Lieutenant James T. Olmstead

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:329th Fighter Squadron

Date of Loss: May 22, 1943 / Age: 23

Lt. Olmstead was leading a group of fighter aircraft during a training flight from Oakland Municipal Airport to Oroville, California, via Sacramento for a fuel stop. After departing Sacramento, he began demonstrating shallow barrel rolls.

Private First Class Roy E. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 17, 1943 / Age: 30

Died in service in Chandler, Arizona

Second Lieutenant Thomas B. Nelson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:535th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: October 08, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

Sergeant Phillip Lohnes

Fort Totten, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 30, 1943 / Age: 27

Killed in Action, Pacific Theater on 30 June 1943. Buried in Section 84, Grave 403 Jefferson National Barracks, St Louis Missouri.

Name included on page 895 of the Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II

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.

Private First Class Erhardt R. Pischel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: April 01, 1943 / Age: 24

Killed in action in North Africa

Private First Class Perdin O. Nore

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 09, 1943 / Age: 24

Died in service in the Southwest Pacific Area

First Lieutenant Wesley C. Sloulin

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:32nd Bomber Squadron,

Date of Loss: January 07, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action 6 miles East of Mascara.

Aviation Radioman Third Class Ordis T. Severson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: July 12, 1943 / Age: 22

Died in service in the Pacific Area.

Technician Fifth Grade Ralph A. Merkel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: December 20, 1943 / Age: 23

Died in service in a car accident at Camp Cooke, California 

Private Herman A. Wendt

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 10, 1943 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

First Sergeant Clarence A. Uhrich

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 13, 1943 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Italy