State Heroes
World War II
1945
Sgt. John H. McCarten
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 276th Infantry Regiment, 70th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 05, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1945
Pvt. Clarence J. Baker
Gackle
Finn Township
ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 05, 1945 / Age: 20
From WWII book:
1945
R3C Rodney Loyd Brennan
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Ommaney Bay
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age:
Killed in Action by Japanese Suicide Plan while aboard the USS Ommaney Bay in Asiatic Theatre. (Source: Service Record WWI and WWII Garrison Community ND)
1945
RM1c Erling N. Bakke
Jamestown, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Ommaney Bay
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status. Ommaney Bay South Pacific Ocean. Remains not recovered.
1945
Signalman 3c Willis E. Gentz
New England, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 19
Died while in MIA status.
1945
S1c Sidney W. Britsch
Knox, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action when his battleship was attacked and sunk near the Philippines. Body was not recovered.
1945
Pvt. Wayne E. Mack
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 504th Parachute Infantry Regt, 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action in a paratrooper action during the Battle of the Bulge.
1945
RM3c Rodney L. Brennan
Garrison, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: January 04, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1945
Pvt. David L. Mythaler
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 501st Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: January 03, 1945 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1945
1944
Cpt. Clyde Roy Huddleson
Mandan, NDBranch of Service: Marines
Date of Loss: December 31, 1944 / Age:
Died while in Prisoner of War status.
1944
1st Lt. Lyle J. Doerr
Valley Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 602nd Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: December 30, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Seaman 1c Frank S. Koehn
Valley City, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Corporal Christian F. Wanner
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, Fifteenth Army
Date of Loss: December 28, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Sgt. Joseph Brinkman
Danzig, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 318th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 27, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in (Begium) Luxembourg.