State Heroes
World War II
Sergeant Philip J. Schneider
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 133rd Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: October 21, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Italy
Staff Sgt. Carroll Abrahamson
De Lamere, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 97th Bomber Squadron, 47th Bomber Group, Light
Date of Loss: October 21, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Italy.
Pvt. Elmer A. Puppe
Hensel, NDBranch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 19, 1943 / Age: 26
Service number 6858086, died of shell fragment wounds during the Naples-Foggia Campaign in the area between Naples and Rome.
Staff Sgt. Anthony Bellmont
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 434th Bomber Squadron, 12th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Loss: October 16, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in Italy.
Motor Machinist's Mate 1st Class Robert B. Jenckes
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Pompano
Date of Loss: October 15, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
Private First Class Raymond J. Miller
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 14, 1943 / Age: 31
Killed in action in Italy
Seaman 2c Gust A. Kandas
Minot, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 14, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
First Sergeant Clarence A. Uhrich
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 13, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Italy
Sgt. Melvin S. Bjordahl
Linton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Italy.
Ens. Joseph F. Kufner
Maza, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 13, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Bristol on a convoy escort mission northwest of Bone, Algeria. The ship was struck by a Gnat from U-371 on the port side at the forward engine room, while escorting a small convoy to Oran, Algeria.
PFC Gustof H. Hins
Medina, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 36th Engineer Combat Regiment
Date of Loss: October 10, 1943 / Age: 29
Killed in action near Italy.
Staff Sergeant Howard J. Miller
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 10, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Italy
Radioman 2c Bernard Mickelsen Jr.
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 10, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1st Lieutenant George M. Reinholdt
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 09, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed when the bomber stalled and crashed while on a training flight, 3 miles north of Granbury in Hood County, Texas.
1st Lieutenant Edmund I. Bolstad
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 337th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 96th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 08, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Europe