State Heroes
World War II
1944
2nd Lieutenant Edward G. Davis
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 02, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action at Bougainville
1944
Shipfitter 1st Class Grant O. Petricka
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: March 01, 1944 / Age: 28
Died in service in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1944
Pvt. John Moen
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 540th Engineer Regiment
Date of Loss: March 01, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Lt. Jr. Grade Clarence V. Beckley
Bordulac, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Trout
Date of Loss: February 29, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action on the USS Trout in the Philippines Basin. Remains not recovered.
1944
MoMM1c Gilmore J. Knutson
Sherwood, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: February 29, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
Killed in action on the USS Trout in the Philippines Basin.
1944
2nd Lieutenant Marvin L. Dock
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-24H Liberator #42-52302 'Ken-O-Kay'
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 733rd Bomb Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 453rd Bomb Group (H)
Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 25
Shot down by anti aircraft artillery flak on mission to Furth, and crashed just north of Nuremberg, Germany
1944
2nd Lieutenant Clarence Aaberg
Alexandria, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 711th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 26
While returning from a mission to Regensburg, Germany, his B-17, "Rosemary III", lost 3 engines. He was able to nurse it back to southern England where his crew was able to bail out safely but his parachute failed to open.
1944
1944
Staff Sergeant Thomas G. Root
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 25, 1944 / Age: 21
Died in service in Austria
1944
Staff Sergeant Milton L. Graalum
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 567th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 389th AAF Bomber Group
Date of Loss: February 24, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action when his plane crashed in Massbach, Germany. Their plane was on a mission to Gotha, Germany
1944
2nd Lieutenant Orman O. Fish
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 30th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 24, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Italy
1944
1st Lieutenant Rudolph L. Jenson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B-17G #42-31695
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 369th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 306th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: February 22, 1944 / Age: 26
B-17G #42-31695 took off, with a crew of 10, from Station 111 Thurleigh, England on a bombing mission over Bernburg, Germany.
1944
Private First Class Jacob J. Miltenberger
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 22, 1944 / Age: 23
Died in service in Ft Hase, Hawaii
1944
Flight Officer Ronald E. Bartley
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 510th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 351st Bomber Group
Date of Loss: February 20, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Germany
1944
Corporal Moody Schimke
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 22nd Marine Regiment
Date of Loss: February 19, 1944 / Age: 24
Died in service in Enimetok, Marshall Islands