State Heroes
World War II
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Private First Class Ambrose P. Mozinski
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: November 30, 1943 / Age: 21
Died in service in England
Sgt. Francis W. Schaefer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 129th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
Staff Sgt. Earl R. Robinson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 548th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
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Staff Sgt. Vincent V. Osadchy
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 410th Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status. Lost at sea.
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PFC Norman Togstad
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 776th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: November 29, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
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PFC James E. Rutherford
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
Corporal Archie R. Payne
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 322nd Fighter Control Squadron
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
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Pvt. Merlin D. Hanson
Petersburg, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Date of Loss: November 27, 1943 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
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Cpl. Florian Sticka
New England, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 24, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action on Nov. 24, 1943, Kunning, China.
Remains not recovered.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
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AOM3C Omer L. Beauchamp
Olga, ND
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56)
Date of Loss: November 24, 1943 / Age:
Reported missing after the torpedoing of the escort aircraft carrier, USS Liscome Bay, near the Gilbert Islands, Kiribati. Remains not recovered.
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Private First Class Alfred L. Lindberg
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: November 24, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Bougainville
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2nd Lieutenant Marius W. Christenson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 6th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Marine Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1943 / Age: 33
Killed in action on Yetis Island, Tararwa, Kiribati
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FM1C/E-3 Warren G. Nelson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: E Company 2nd Battalion 8th Marines
Date of Loss: November 20, 1943 / Age: 20
FM1c/E-3 Warren G. Nelson enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on December 13, 1942 and received his basic training in San Diego, CA.
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Private First Class Duane M. Brown
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 2nd Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Marine Division, FMF
Date of Loss: November 20, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Tarawa, Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
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Seaman 2nd Class Jens W. Harter
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Preston
Date of Loss: November 16, 1943 / Age: 19
Killed in Action, 15 Nov 1942, while serving aboard the USS Preston, DD-379. The Preston was sunk by Japanese surface ships during the Battle of Guadalcanal.