State Heroes
World War II (WWII)
1943
Corporal Clifford R. Iken
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:376th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: July 11, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Second Lieutenant Lester R. Pfaff
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 13, 1943 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Signalman Third Class Warren J. Livdahl
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: July 10, 1943 / Age:
At 20.00 hours on 10 Jun, 1943, the unescorted Esso Gettysburg (Master Peder A.
1943
Fireman Second Class Ole E. Hegg
Reynolds, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: September 06, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Staff Sergeant Eldred W. Stafney
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:373rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: September 15, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Hanoi, when the B-24 bomber was intercepted by 50+ fighters and crashed in the Bay of Tonkin.
1943
1st Lieutenant Lawrence L. La Berge
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:21st Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: March 30, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Seaman 2nd Class Charles W. Gleason
Rugby, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Sims
Date of Loss: May 08, 1943 / Age: 19
Died in MIA status after serving aboard the USS Sims in the Battle of the Coral Sea. Body was lost at sea.
1943
Radioman First Class Leonard C. Clevenberg
Tioga, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: November 14, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Ensign Leonard J. Hurley
Litchville, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: September 29, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Private First Class Alex G. Sygulla
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 13, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Seaman First Class Gordon T. Dahl
Jamestown, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: August 23, 1943 / Age: 21
Died while in MIA status. Crew member of the USS Ingraham. The ship collided with the oil tanker Chemung in heavy fog off the coast of Nova Scotia and sank almost immediately.
1943
Storekeeper Second Class Clarence A. Dunn
Pembina, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: September 16, 1943 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Sergeant Howard Pollock
Casselton, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:342nd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: April 17, 1943 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Seaman Second Class Elmer F. Berseth
Walcott, ND
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: November 14, 1943 / Age: 36
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Staff Sergeant George A. Swenson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:344th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: September 03, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Staff Sergeant Severn W. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:703rd Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: November 15, 1943 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard a B-24 bomber which crashed on a flight from Bouniquen field, Puerto Rico, by way of Waller field, Trinidad to Atkinson field, British Guiana.