State Heroes
World War II
1944
Electrician's Mate 3C Willaim F. Schoener
Mandan, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while doing maintenance on the ships engine and was electrocuted (Per statement of family 5/16/2019) - Buried at Sea. Survived by spouse Katharine.
1944
Seaman 1c John W. Hamilton
Grafton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United Staves Navy
Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
EM1 George A. Bell
Cavalier, NDWorld War II
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Water Tender 1c Francis O. Wicks
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Staff Sgt. Ernest A. Tweten
Heimdal, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 579th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 09, 1944 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Vegesack aboard 42-7470 "Exterminator" when the aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters in the vicinity of the coast North of the target at Vegesack.
1944
Pvt. Alvin M. Brodell
Russell, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 18
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1944
Pvt. Russell L. Naffziger
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Corporal Leroy E. Kincaid
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action in France
1944
Private Harold R. Nordale
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 39
Killed in action in France
1944
Andrew J. Leier
Kintyre, NDBranch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 07, 1944 / Age: 22
Gunnery SGT. Lost his life aboard a B-17 over Muenster Germany. Buried St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery Kintyre ND
1944
Private First Class Duane F. Boyer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 41st Armed Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Armed Division
Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Aachen, Städteregion Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1944
Corporal John W. Kunde
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 06, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in Las Vegas, Nevada
1944
Private Ross R. Veach
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 05, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Private First Class Andrew D. Carlson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 04, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Oudler, Belgium
1944
Private First Class Otto P. Cherny
Dickinson, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 322nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 81st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action while accompanying a night patrol in Angaur. They succeeded in placing several demolition charges in enemy territory before being discovered by the enemy. During the fight that followed, he was killed by enemy fire.