FALLEN
World War II (WWII)
1943
Pilot Officer James B. Courtney
World War II (WWII)
Date of Loss: March 05, 1943 / Age: 23
On March 5, 1943, his Short Stirling I (#R9271) aircraft, with an aircrew of seven, took off from RAF Ridgewell for a night air operation over Essen, Germany.
1943
Staff Sergeant Earl E. West
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:323rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 32
He was shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #4229916 'Yankee Dandy.
1943
Second Lieutenant Thomas B. Oksendahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 15, 1943 / Age: 31
Died in service in Morgantown, North Carolina
1943
Second Lieutenant Walter J. Romine
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 26, 1943 / Age: 26
Died in service at Camp Ellis, Illinois
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
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
Metalsmith First Class Vernon J. Roth
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 05, 1943 / Age: 32
Died in service in Kodiak, Alaska.
1943
Private First Class Arnold Seidel
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 14, 1943 / Age: 25
Died in service in Australia
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
Private First Class Louis A. Dionne
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 29, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in North America
1943
Private First Class Leo J. Rutten
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:16th Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:First Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 13, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in service in North Africa
1943
Technician Fourth Grade Ole E. Norsby
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Died in service in Denver, Colorado
1943
Private First Class Mynor A. Hagen
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:27th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 12, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Saipan
1943
Staff Sergeant Clarence O. Anderson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:364th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: November 15, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action on a formation practice flight in a B-17, in a midair collision over Chelveston.
1943
Sergeant Francis W. Schaefer
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.