State Heroes
World War II
PFC Melvin G. Beyer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in France.
Major Gordon A. Utke
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 31st Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age: 29
Died while in MIA status.
Pvt. Robert P. Ployhar
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 409th Infantry Regiment, 103th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1st Lt. Hugh J. Hazlett
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 28th Materiel Squadron, 20th Air Base Group
Date of Loss: December 15, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Casualty of the Oryoku Maru.
Sgt. Everett L. Corbin
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 379th Infantry Regiment, 95th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action near France.
Private Stephen Olason
Hensel, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 24
After training at various centers he was sent to Burma and placed in an airborne crew. While thus engaged he was killed in action Dec. 14, 1944.
Lt. Frederick Hugh J. Hankins
Parshall, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age: 26
Died while in MIA status. Buried at sea near the Philippines.
Tech. 5c Clarence H. Steckler
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 709th Tank Battalion
Date of Loss: December 14, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
PFC Melvin H. Schuster
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 409th Infantry Regiment, 103th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 13, 1944 / Age: 22
Killed in action near France.
Staff Sgt. Ingwal J. Hermanson
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 446th Bomber Squadron, 321st Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Loss: December 10, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
Pvt. William E. Reynolds
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 317th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 10, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
PFC Dennis E. Johnson
Grafton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 17th Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division
Date of Loss: December 09, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
2nd Lt. Albert E. Marple
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: December 09, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action during a ferrying mission from Grottaglia, Italy to Pomigliano near Naples. Transporting personnel who had completed their tour of combat duty - lost in bad weather.
Captain George R. Pierce
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Training Center
Date of Loss: December 09, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.