State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1941
Fireman First Class Charles Ray Casto
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 19
Killed in action on the USS Oklahoma. Remains accounted for on November 21, 2016. by DPAA
1941
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:
1941
Sergeant First Class Everett I. Severinson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 25
Killed in action in the Pearl Harbor attack while aboard the USS Oklahoma.
Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen.
1941
Seaman First Class Oswald C. Wohl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Helena
Date of Loss: December 13, 1941 / Age: 19
Died in service on December 13, 1941, due to injuries he sustained from the Pearl Harbor attack.
1941
Second Lieutenant Carleton E. Simensen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 22
Killed in action aboard the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack.
1941
Private Byron G. Elliott
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 20
Killed in action during the Pearl Harbor attack in Hickham Field, Hawaii
1941
Radioman Second Class Walter Howard Backman
Wilton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 22
Killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor. His body was recovered July 17, 2017.