State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1942
2nd Lieutenant James L. McCreary
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 05, 1942 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Seaman Second Class Verlin B. Summer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 18, 1942 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Newfoundland
1942
Private First Class Roy D. Nelson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 01, 1942 / Age: 23
Died in service in New Caledonia
1942
Private Robert O. Lium
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 28, 1942 / Age: 22
Died in service in Santa Barbara, California
1942
Second Lieutenant Verne Augustine
Wahpeton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Edsall; Army Air Corps
Date of Loss: March 01, 1942 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Indonesia. Remains not recovered.
1942
Private Teddy Belcheff
Normania Township, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:16th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: June 20, 1942 / Age: 26
Died while in POW status. Philippines. Remains not recovered.
1942
Staff Sergeant Lester A. Ashbacher
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1942 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private First Class Renes F. Hitchcock
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 22, 1942 / Age: 19
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Seaman 1st Class Gordon T. Dahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Ingraham DD-444
Date of Loss: August 22, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action on the Ingraham. The destroyer Ingraham on July 19, 1941 and with the outbreak of World War II commenced escort duty for convoys sailing from New York and Halifax to the British Isles.
1942
Sergeant Raymond G. Holzworth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 01, 1942 / Age: 23
Killed in action in the South Pacific
1942
Seaman Apprentice Lawrence Williamson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action when aboard the USS Vincennes during the Battle of Savo Island.
1942
Private Roy N. Opstedal
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 27, 1942 / Age: 26
Died in service in Ft Warron, Wyoming
1942
Private George R. Dohn Jr.
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 06, 1942 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Corporal LaVerne E. Ulmer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 28, 1942 / Age: 24
Died in service at the POW Camp Cabanatuan in the Philippine Islands
1942
Sergeant Llewellyn M. Hamery
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private Steingrimur Steinolfson
Thinvalla Township, ND
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1942 / Age: 28
Killed-in-action in Papua, New Guinea