State Heroes

1944

PFC Herman E. Lange

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

Technical Sergeant Godgrey N. Halverson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 357th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in St Jares Manshe, France

1944

PFC Clarence O. Erickson

Bowman, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

Sgt. Francis A. Fee

Ops Township, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 28

Killed in action near France.

1944

Private Peter B. Patnaude

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France

1944

Technician 5th Grade Paul O. Thurn

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 60th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 32

Killed in action in France

1944

Private First Class Willis W. Wacker

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 66th Armored Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Armed Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 24

Killed in action in France

1944

Private First Class Lyle O. Weinreis

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 60th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

1944

Aviation Radioman Curtis L. Wright Jr.

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Yorktown

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 23

Killed in action in Yap Island

1944

PFC Albert Albrecht

Temvik, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in France

1944

Staff Sgt. Albert R. Rodacker

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

Staff Sergeant Edward J. Birch

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17 Flying Fortress

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 32nd Bomber Squadron B-17 FLYING FORTRESS

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 301st Bomber Group

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 15th US Army Air Forces

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in a plane that crashed in Austria, the plane departed Italy

1944

Sgt. Louis Larson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

1st Lieutenant Orin E. Olson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 448th Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 321st Bomber Group

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 12th Air Force

Date of Loss: July 26, 1944 / Age: 25

On July 26 they were bombing a bridge on the Adiage River near Verona, Italy, when their plane was hit in the left engine. Orin stayed at the controls of the plane as other crew members parachuted out.

1944

Tech. 5c Lloyd J.O. McLean

Niagara, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 957th Field Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: July 25, 1944 / Age: 27

Killed in action near France.