State Heroes

Private First Class Lyle M. Paulson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age: 23

Died in service in Holland

Staff Sgt. Milton H. Underdahl

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Belgium.

Pvt. Vernon H. Nielson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

Private Arthur D. Brown

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age: 36

Killed in action in France

PFC Glenn W. Moors

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 41st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Armored Division

Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Belgium.

PFC Ernest W. Kjellerson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 21, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near Italy.

2LT Robert Samuel Purvis

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: September 20, 1944 / Age: 25

Killed in Action 20 September 1944, France. Remains not recovered. 

Name included on page 1198 of the Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945.

PFC Reynold T. Larson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 51st Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division

Date of Loss: September 20, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in France.

Private First Class Earl K. Grodt

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 363rd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 91st Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action in Italy

Tech. 4c Joseph Jermundson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action in the Philippines.

Private First Class Walter Cerny

Lark, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 133rd Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 34th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 29

Killed in action near Italy.

Private John O. Miller

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 12th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in Germany

Staff Sgt. Anton Schweitzer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 359th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action near France.

Pvt. Charles J. LaFrance

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands.

Private Christ A. Christiansen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 36th Armored Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Armored Division

Date of Loss: September 19, 1944 / Age: 34

Killed in action in Germany