State Heroes
World War II
1944
Staff Sgt. Clarence M. Keaveny
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 15, 1944 / Age: 27
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
PFC Odin H. Tufto
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Staff Sergeant Arthur S. Knutdson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 333 Field Artillary BN 38 Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in Action 12 May 1944, Italy.
Buried in Evanger Cemetery Norma North Dakota.
Name included on page 784 of Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II1941-1945.
1944
Chaplain - Captain Floyd N. Richert
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 316th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Loss: May 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near England.
1944
Flight Officer Hadley D. Baldwin
Lisbon, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Air Commando Group
Date of Loss: May 09, 1944 / Age: 24
Killed in action. Burma. Remains not recovered.
1944
Sgt. George B. Peterson
McCanna, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 735th Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: May 08, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Corp. Joe F. Hausler
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
1st Lt. John C. Campbell
Sherwood, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 30, 1944 / Age: 21
Killed in action near France.
1944
1st Lt. Dale L. Miller
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 29, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in England.
1944
Carpenter's Mate 3c Emanuel Schatz
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: April 26, 1944 / Age: 34
Died while in MIA status. Pacific Theater. Final Resting Place Unknown.
1944
Seaman 2c Ambrose L. Kosmatka
Warsaw, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: April 25, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
PFC James J. Willman
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 194th Ordnance Battalion
Date of Loss: April 23, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
PFC Lenhart P. O'Brien
Cathay
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 16th Postal Regulation Section
Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near England.
1944
2nd Lt. Wellington E. Landis
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 788th Bomber Squadron, 467th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: April 22, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action. Lt. Landis was the Navigator on Lt. James Roden's B-24 crew. He was killed when their aircraft was shot down while returning from a mission over Hamm, Germany.
1944
PFC Rueben Hirschkorn
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6th Infantry Battalion, 1st Armored Division
Date of Loss: April 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.