State Heroes
World War II
1943
Private Melvin O. Bonlie
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 40th Army Air Force Ferrying Squadron
Date of Loss: February 03, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in the sinking of the USAT Dorchester by German U-223
1943
Pvt. Lloyd F. Landscoot
Jamestown, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Army
Date of Loss: February 03, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Greenland.
1943
1st Sergeant Earl O. Carlson
World War I, World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 4th Marine Regiment
Date of Loss: January 28, 1943 / Age: 47
Died in the Osaka Prison Camp
1943
1st Lieutenant Richard T. Walsh
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 465th Bomber Squadron
Date of Loss: January 24, 1943 / Age: 27
Passenger and sole fatality aboard A-20B Havoc #41-2989 when the twin engine attack bomber crashed into Mobile Bay, Alabama.
1943
Sergeant Robert F. Wilson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 6th Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Marine Division
Date of Loss: January 23, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
1943
2nd Lieutenant Roy W. Christianson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 23, 1943 / Age: 26
Their target on Jan. 23, 1943, was a large German submarine base at Lorient, France, on the Bay of Biscay. The U-boat port represented a major threat to Allied ships bringing troops, munitions and supplies to England.
1943
1st Lieutenant Robert D. McDougall
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 379th Bomber Squadron
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 310th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Loss: January 22, 1943 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Tunisia
1943
Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Clifford Paur
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: January 20, 1943 / Age: 24
Died in service in the US Naval hospital in Hawaii
1943
Private Arnold R. Achtenberg
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 18, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in Action in Solomon Islands
1943
Tech. 5c Raymond C. Urquhart
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 7th Material Squadron, 5th Air Base Group
Date of Loss: January 17, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in the Philippines.
1943
Private First Class Coral L. Haagenson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Corporal Arthur O. Johnson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Turner
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in the South Pacific Area.
1943
2nd Lieutenant Clarence L. Bonderud
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 164th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 24
Killed in action in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
1943
2nd Lieutenant Raymond W. Baesler
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 14, 1943 / Age: 22
Killed in action in Guadalcanal