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State Heroes Total: 4272

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World War II

1944

Technician 5th Grade Karsten A. Fossum

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 377th Field Artillery Battalion

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

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 22

Killed in action in Normandy, France

1944

Private First Class Arthur H. Ries

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in France

1944

PFC Sevrein J. Ryan

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: June 11, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

Private William Little Warrior

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 10, 1944 / Age: 19

Killed in action in Biak Island, New Guinea

1944

PFC Leo F. Schafer

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

Private George E. Inkster

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Saipan Marianas Island

1944

Tech. 4c Harlem A. Waslien

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 526th Ordnance Maintenance Company

Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age: 28

Died while in MIA status.

1944

PFC Sam A. Metzner

Fort Rice, ND

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age:

Killed in action near France.

1944

1st Lieutenant Emil E. Jepsen

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 09, 1944 / Age: 37

Killed in action in France

1944

Sergeant Lloyd I. Nelson

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 175th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: June 08, 1944 / Age: 26

He arrived overseas in October 1942. He was injured during the D-Day invasion when his unit landed on the beaches of Normandy, France. Two days later he died of his wounds.