State Heroes
World War II
Yeoman 3c John R. Porter
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
MM3c Melville A. Hout
Valley City, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 30
Died while in MIA status.
Machinist's Mate 3c James R. Ruddy
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
Seaman 1c Lawrence J. Feigle
Halliday, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1st Lt. Robert P. Rist
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group
Date of Loss: December 15, 1945 / Age: 25
Died while in MIA status near Bouganville Island.
Sgt. Maurice P. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: US Infantry
Date of Loss: December 13, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status after the evacuation of Guadalcanal.
1st Lt. John A. Bell
Upham, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 614th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
Date of Loss: December 12, 1945 / Age: 26
Killed in action in France.
PFC Richard J. Conlon
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 71st Bomber Squadron, 38th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: December 12, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
PFC George P. Tully
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 360th Station Hospital
Date of Loss: December 10, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
Tech. 5c Ivan G. Krien
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, European Theater
Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
RM3c Jerome W. Baglien
Hillsboro, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Sculpin
Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age: 22
United States Naval Reserve. Killed in action on the USS Sculpin when it was sunk by a Japanese Destroyer. South Pacific Ocean. Remains not recovered.
1st Lt. Andrew W. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 8th Photographic Squadron, 6th Reconnaissance Group
Date of Loss: December 05, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1st Lt. Henry Elvik
Mandan, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 19th Squadron, 311th Reconnaissance Wing
Date of Loss: December 04, 1945 / Age: 28
Died while in MIA status.
Storekeeper 3c Robert F. White
Jamestown, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: November 25, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1st Sergeant Wesley G. Lundwell
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 07, 1945 / Age: 30
Died in service in Honolulu, Hawaii