State Heroes
World War II
1944
Private First Class Manuel L. Arechiga
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 349th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 88th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 13, 1944 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Italy
1944
Private First Class Philip Mitzel Jr.
Orrin, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 129 Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 37th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1944 / Age: 24
1944
Private First Class Frank Rysavy
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 12, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Bougainville
1944
Private First Class Gustave Odegard
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 11, 1944 / Age: 25
Died in service in Italy
1944
Private Julius J. Koehler
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 10, 1944 / Age: 35
Died in service at Camp Rimini, Montana
1944
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 546th Bomb Squadron (Heavy)
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 09, 1944 / Age: 31
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson was Killed in Action on 9 March 1944 while serving as Waist Gunner on B-17 aircraft #42-37781 (Silver Dollar) when the aircraft was struck by bombs dropped by another B-17 on a bombing mission to Berlin, Germany.
1944
PVT Mack M. Nay
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 08, 1944 / Age:
Died in County Down, Ireland
1944
Sergeant Boyd D. Iverson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 388th AAF Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: March 08, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Magdeburg, Germany
1944
Private First Class Curtis G. Hagen
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: March 07, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Anzio, Italy
1944
Sergeant Arnold P. Schmitt
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 07, 1944 / Age: 36
Died in service of a hemorrhage at Brooke Army Hospital, San Antonio, Texas.
1944
Sergeant Harold M. Moberg
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 06, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Brachwitz, Germany
1944
Sergeant Donald L. Lillehaug
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 457th AAF Bomber Group
Date of Loss: March 06, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Germany
1944
1st Lieutenant Anthony Kuhn
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24D #41-24186
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 72nd Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Bomb Group
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 13th Army Air Force
Date of Loss: March 05, 1944 / Age: 26
After a successful bombing mission it was noticed by other B-24's, while returning to base, that B-24D #41-24186 was not able to close their bomb bay doors and that one of their engines was also on fire.
1944
Staff Sergeant Ralph R. Bender
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 710th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 447th Bomber Group
Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age: 21
Ralph was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 collided with B-17G #42-38075 and crashed in the North Sea near Wesermunde, Germany during the war
1944
Staff Sgt. Wayne M. Wayrynen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 4th Ranger Battalion
Date of Loss: March 03, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.