FALLEN
World War II (WWII)
1943
Seaman 2nd Class Jens W. Harter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Preston
Date of Loss: November 16, 1943 / Age: 19
Killed in Action, 15 Nov 1942, while serving aboard the USS Preston, DD-379. The Preston was sunk by Japanese surface ships during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
1943
Private First Class Lawrence D. Thieling
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 08, 1943 / Age: 28
Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.
1943
Sergeant Wilbert O. Miller
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 28, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Harvard, Nebraska
1943
Private First Class Norman Togstad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:776th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Second Lieutenant Marius W. Christenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Marine Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1943 / Age: 33
Killed in action on Yetis Island, Tararwa, Kiribati
1943
Private Raymond H. Johnson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 31, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in North Africa
1943
Private First Class Rendolph Ryba
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 20, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
First Lieutenant Earl A. Desautel
Grafton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1943 / Age: 29
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Private First Class William Gegelmann
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:62nd Armed Field Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: July 12, 1943 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Sicily
1943
Private Donat J. Collette
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 07, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Rome, Italy
1943
Private Harry O. Bergstad
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 11, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in Italy.
1943
Private Donald R. Thue
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 29, 1943 / Age: 22
Died in service in Sacramento, California
1943
Chief Commissaryman Norman G. Monson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: August 05, 1943 / Age: 25
Died in service in North Carolina
1943
Sergeant Francis E. Reynolds
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:43rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 18, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Lieutenant Junior Grade Francis Register
Bismarck, ND
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 16, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed off Attu, Alaska as a member of Composite Squadron Eleven (VC-11) operating from the escort carrier USS Nassau (CVE-16).