FALLEN
World War II
1942
2nd Lieutenant Martin O. Vangsness
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 13, 1942 / Age: 22
He died in service when a big army bomber he was on crashed near the Colombia air base in South Carolina.
1942
Corporal Kenneth S. Foubert
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:4th Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1942 / Age: 20
He died in a Japanese bombing raid on Guadalcanal the day his regiment landed on the island.
1942
Private First Class Eddie M. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: July 12, 1942 / Age: 20
Died in service at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
1942
Private George R. Dohn Jr.
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 06, 1942 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Sergeant Llewellyn M. Hamery
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
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 Alphie V. Tooke
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 04, 1942 / Age: 22
Died in service in Columbia, South Carolina
1942
Pvt. Theodore Alleckson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Bomber Squadron, 28th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: July 17, 1942 / Age:
Killed in action while flying aboard 41-9126. United States territory. Remains not recovered.
1942
Gunner's Mate 1st Class Emil J. Rogalla
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: May 07, 1942 / Age: 36
Killed in action in the Pacific Area
1942
Private Robert D. Newman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
2nd Lieutenant Albert F. Whitney
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1942
Corporal Jack F. Leithold
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 26, 1942 / Age: 23
On October 25 & 26, 1942, less than two weeks after landing on Guadalcanal, the 164th Infantry Regiment would become involved in the heaviest fighting of the Guadalcanal Campaign after the Japanese launched a surprise offensive.
1942
1st Lieutenant Hallard D. Albertson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 164th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: November 23, 1942 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Guadalcanal
1942
Private Walter W. Wildgrube
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 20, 1942 / Age: 29
Died in service at Camp Bowie, Texas
1942
Staff Sergeant Casper J. Oie
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Air Corps
Date of Loss: October 24, 1942 / Age: 24
POW: Cabanatuan Prisoner of War Camp, Luzon, Philippines.
Died of dysentery and malnutrition on October 24, 1942. Buried in mass grave at POW Camp.
Remains recovered October 1952.
1942
Sergeant Bernard E. Starkenberg
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 14, 1942 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands