State Heroes

Gunner's Mate Third Class Hartvick L. Anderson

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: July 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in Italy. Remains not recovered. 

Staff Sergeant John Gums

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24J #44-40540

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:424th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age: 22

B-24J #44-40540 took off, with a crew of 10, from Morotai, North Maluku Province, Indonesia on a bombing mission over Balikpapan island in Borneo.

Coxswain Alvin L. Schultz

Bottineau, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 28

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Birmingham.

Machinist's Mate Third Class John P. O'Donnell

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: April 05, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Staff Sergeant John G. Kowalski

Park River, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:422nd Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status.

Aviation Machinist's Mate First Class Carlyle J. Fuglie

Devils Lake, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: October 30, 1944 / Age: 23

On October 30, 1944, while the Belleau Wood was patrolling with her task group east of Leyte in the Philippines, she shot down a Japanese kamikaze plane, which fell on her flight deck aft, causing fires which set off ammunition.

Aviation Ordnanceman Second Class Leonard W. Nicholson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: January 26, 1944 / Age: 26

Died while in MIA status.

Private First Class James J. Willman

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:194th Ordnance Battalion

Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Commander Egbert A. Roth

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Lowell R. Nelson

Grand Forks, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 28

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Birmingham (CL-62) when attempting to rescue crew and fight fires alongside the stricken carrier USS Princeton (CVL-23) during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Second Lieutenant Lorne M. Campbell

Casselton, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Quartermaster Corps

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age: 27

Died while in MIA status. Body was not recovered.

First Lieutnenant Roger W. Erickson

New Rockford, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:360th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: June 22, 1944 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status.

Seaman First Class Orville D. Rhine

Barton, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: March 30, 1944 / Age: 21

Died while in MIA status.

Private Harold L. Briggs

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Strategic Air Forces

Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Aviation Radioman Second Class George L. Huschka

Hope, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: April 01, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

First Lieutenant Harry W. Eck

Minot, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:327th Bomber Squadron

Date of Loss: September 13, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress that crashed near Neustaedt-on-the-Werra, Germany.