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State Heroes Total: 4280

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World War II (WWII)

1944

Technician 5th Grade Paul O. Thurn

World War II (WWII)

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 Herman E. Lange

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 329th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 83rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

Private Peter B. Patnaude

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

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

Killed in action in France

1944

Private First Class Willis W. Wacker

World War II (WWII)

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 Clarence O. Erickson

Bowman, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 359th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: July 27, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

Private First Class Lyle O. Weinreis

World War II (WWII)

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 (WWII)

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

Sergeant Francis A. Fee

Ops Township, ND

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: Fourth Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron

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

Killed in action near France.

1944

First Lieutenant Orin E. Olson

World War II (WWII)

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.