State Heroes

Seaman 3rd Class George E. Chetney

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: September 12, 1942 / Age: 22

Died in service in Key West, Florida

Sergeant Robert J. Clark

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 26, 1942 / Age: 21

Died of wounds in the South Pacific Area

Sergeant Vernal M. Skarison

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 28, 1942 / Age: 22

Vernal died in the "Line Of Duty" when a medium Army bomber flying out of Page Field crashed four miles west of Venus Florida. 

Private First Class Jacob J. Richter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: October 18, 1942 / Age: 21

Died in service in Camp Callam, CA

Private First Class John R. Weigel

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 22, 1942 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Corporal Raymond J. O'Connell

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: November 20, 1942 / Age: 35

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Second Lieutenant Maurice E. Thompson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 19, 1942 / Age: 25

Died in service in Heflin, Alabama

Private First Class Earl C. Everson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 22, 1942 / Age: 31

Died in a POW Camp 4 O'Donnel Tarlac Luzon Philippines that was under Japanese control.

Corporal Rollie A. Andrick

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion

Date of Loss: October 18, 1942 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Private Lester Crows Heart

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I

Date of Loss: November 08, 1942 / Age: 33

Killed in action in Africa

Private First Class Raymond E. Moore

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 22, 1942 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Private First Class Lloyd L. Whipple

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 10, 1942 / Age: 24

Died in service in a POW camp in the Philippines after surviving the Bataan Death March.

Private First Class Harold M. Poppen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division

Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

Seaman Second Class Wilferd Dewey Palmer

Minot, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oaklahoma

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 21

Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen.

North Dakotans lost on the Oklahoma:

Boatswain's Mate 1st Petty Officer Elmer L. Carpenter

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS California

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 33

Died in service in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Radioman Second Class Floyd Arthur Wells

Cavalier, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona

Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 24

Died while in MIA status after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Remains identified in 2020. returned to North Dakota September 2020.