FALLEN
World War II (WWII)
1942
Corporal Herman C. Diede
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private First Class John W. McClure
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private First Class Omer A. Young
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 02, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Sgt. Leo H. Edwards
Park River, NDWorld War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 27th Material Squadron, 20th Air Base Group
Date of Loss: August 06, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1942
COX Marvin Lee Ramsden
Pleasant Lake, NDWorld War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Lexington
Date of Loss: May 08, 1942 / Age: 23
He was killed in action on 8 May 1942 during the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. He was credited with downing 26 Japanese aircraft that day before he was killed.
1942
Private First Class Stanley H. Zizka
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 05, 1942 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Sergeant Raymond W. Johnson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Date of Loss: November 05, 1942 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private Cecil J. Murphy
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:32nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1942 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Buna, New Guinea
1942
Corporal Benjamin F. Winter
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 25, 1942 / Age: 27
Died in service as a POW in the Philippine Islands.
1942
Sergeant Jack E. Geiger
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private Robert O. Shellum
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: October 01, 1942 / Age: 25
Died in service in New Caledonia
1942
Private Orlin H. Gisvold
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Marines
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: October 08, 1942 / Age: 23
Killed in action in Tulagi, Solomon Islands
1942
Staff Sergeant Robert C. Cross
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 05, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Private First Class Marvin P. Quamme
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 20, 1942 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
1st Lt. Thomas L. Morgan
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 341st Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 21, 1942 / Age:
Lieutenant Morgan was a Bombardier on B-17 (serial #41-24344) that took off on a mission to Lorient, Occupied France, on 21 October 1942. The mission encountered adverse weather disturbances, and many of the planes were forced to turn back.