State Heroes
World War II
1943
Staff Sgt. Severn W. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 15, 1943 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard a B-24 bomber which crashed on a flight from Bouniquen field, Puerto Rico, by way of Waller field, Trinidad to Atkinson field, British Guiana.
1943
Staff Sgt. Clarence O. Anderson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 15, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action on a formation practice flight in a B-17, in a midair collision over Chelveston.
1943
S2c Elmer F. Berseth
Walcott, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: November 14, 1943 / Age: 36
Died while in MIA status.
1943
RM1c Leonard C. Clevenberg
Tioga, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: November 14, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Pvt. Ed Steffan
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 99th Signal Battalion
Date of Loss: November 13, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Sergeant Elmer G. Berg
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Third Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 8th Marines Regiment
Date of Loss: November 12, 1943 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Sergeant Henry P. Fredrick
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 11, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Italy
1943
Staff Sgt. Frank J. Vitek
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Private First Class Henry Gurke
Neche, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 3D Marine Raider Battalion
Date of Loss: November 09, 1943 / Age: 21
Private First Class Gurke, in company with another Marine, was delivering a fierce stream of fire against the main vanguard of the Japanese.
1943
1st Lt. Harold E. Bergman
Ellendale, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 511th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: November 03, 1943 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Pvt. Frank Polensky
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 01, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
PFC Rudolph J. Hamann
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 133rd Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 31, 1943 / Age: 20
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Painter 3rd Class Clarence A. Vinje
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 28, 1943 / Age: 42
Died in service in Wickford, Rhode Island
1943
Private First Class Delmar R. Fortin
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 7th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 23, 1943 / Age: 32
Killed in action in Italy
1943
Motor Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Wallace E. Loken
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: November 06, 1943 / Age: 19
Died in service in the Pacific Area