FALLEN
World War II
1941
Boatswain's Mate 1st Petty Officer Elmer L. Carpenter
World War II
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
1941
Gunner's Mate 1st Class Arthur Clarence Neuenschwander
Fessenden, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 34
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
Sgt. Hermann G. Schmidt
Beulah, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 31st Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: December 20, 1941 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1941
Fireman 1c Edward Dale Johnson
New Rockford, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Crew member aboard the USS Oklahoma, killed during the attack on Pearl Harbor along with 428 fellow crewmen. Edward Dale Johnson died along with USS Oklahoma crewman from North Dakota.
1941
Fireman 1c Lawrence Herman Fecho
Upham, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Oklahoma
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 20
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
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Claire R. Brier
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Pearl Harbor.
1941
Seaman 1c Earl Nermoe
Upham, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS West Virginia
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 22
Navy Seaman 1C Class Earl Nermoe was assigned to the battleship USS West Virginia that was hit by two bombs and at least seven torpedoes from Japanese airplanes on Dec. 7, 1941.
1941
Coxswain Chester F. Klesit
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 33
Killed in action in the attack on Pearl Harbor
1941
PFC James A. Krahn
Langdon, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Aboard USS Arizona. Remains not recovered.
1941
Seaman 2c Wilferd Dewey Palmer
Minot, ND
World War II
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
Shipfitter 2nd Class Joseph Paul F. Bernard
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Pearl Harbor Attack
From DPAA
1941
Yoeman 1st Class Glen A. Summers
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 24
Killed in action while aboard the USS Arizona during the Pearl Harbor attack
1941
Corporal Edwin C. Borusky
Langdon, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Aboard USS Arizona during attack on Pearl Harbor. Remains not recovered.
1941
F2c Frank P. Bernard
Grafton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age:
Killed in action during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Remains not recovered.
1941
Lt. Commander Paul J. Register
Bismarck, NDBranch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Arizona
Date of Loss: December 07, 1941 / Age: 42
Killed in action when the USS Arizona was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 at the beginning of WWII.