FALLEN
World War II (WWII)
1943
Private Mentz Larson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 30, 1943 / Age: 30
died in battle in Tunisia, Africa USA Military records list him Killed in action 17 miles N. E. of Beja, Tunisia
1943
Sergeant Elmer G. Berg
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Third Battalion
Date of Loss: November 12, 1943 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Second Lieutenant John W. Powell
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 11, 1943 / Age: 21
Died in service in Romulus, Michigan
1943
Second Lieutenant Jack D. Lepird
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:352nd Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: July 24, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in England.
1943
Second Lieutenant Jay D. Abelein
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:348th Night Fighter Squadron
Date of Loss: July 26, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Christmas, Fla
1943
Machinist's Mate First Class Orville E. Carman
Valley City, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: August 23, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action off the coast of Nova Scotia while on the USS Ingraham, which sunk after a collission with the USS Chemung.
1943
Corporal Arthur O. Johnson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Staff Sergeant Eldon F. Ressler
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 15, 1943 / Age: 29
Died in service in Alamogordo, New Mexico
1943
Private First Class Edward N. Kniefel
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 01, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in New Georgia
1943
Private First Class Wallace A. Pearson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Aviation Cadet John A. Sanborn
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 09, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Moore Field, Texas
1943
Second Lieutenant Roy W. Christianson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 23, 1943 / Age: 26
Their target on Jan. 23, 1943, was a large German submarine base at Lorient, France, on the Bay of Biscay. The U-boat port represented a major threat to Allied ships bringing troops, munitions and supplies to England.
1943
Private Clarence H. Overby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Third Medical Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Third Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy while engaging in carrying wounded from the field of battle, being a member of the hospital corps unit. He died when the Jeep he was riding in drove over a Teller mine.
1943
First Lieutenant Ernest L. Anderson
Fargo, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:558th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: August 31, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in France.
1943
Warrant Officer Second Class Phelps W. Comrie
World War II (WWII)
Date of Loss: March 29, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in a plane crash