State Heroes
World War II
1943
Pvt. Benjamin Kleinsasser
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 41st Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 05, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
Private Richard Monger
Rugby, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 162nd Infantry Medical Corps
Date of Loss: July 30, 1943 / Age: 24
1943
2nd Lt. Jack D. Lepird
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 352nd Fighter Squadron, 353rd Fighter Group
Date of Loss: July 24, 1943 / Age: 21
Killed in action in England.
1943
PFC Wallace A. Pearson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 180th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 20, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1943
PFC Albert L. Morrow
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 107th Coast Artillery Battalion
Date of Loss: July 19, 1943 / Age:
Wounded during the Battle for Sicily and died from wounds in North Africa.
1943
Corporal Clifford R. Iken
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 376th Field Artillery Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division
Date of Loss: July 11, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1943
Pvt. Harry O. Bergstad
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 11, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in Italy.
1943
Signalman 3c Warren J. Livdahl
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: July 10, 1943 / Age:
At 20.00 hours on 10 Jun, 1943, the unescorted Esso Gettysburg (Master Peder A.
1943
Sergeant Phillip Lohnes
Fort Totten, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 30, 1943 / Age: 27
Killed in Action, Pacific Theater on 30 June 1943. Buried in Section 84, Grave 403 Jefferson National Barracks, St Louis Missouri.
Name included on page 895 of the Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II
1943
Captain Raymond J. Check
Williston, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 26, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in England.
1943
1st Lt. John Ahlroth
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 21, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action in North Africa.
1943
1943
Sgt. William J. Kelly
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 531st Bomber Squadron, 380th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 11, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status. Killed during a mission near Koepang, Dutch Timor on a B-24D aircraft.
1943
Staff Sgt. Larus T. Snydal
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: June 11, 1943 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Wilhelmshaven, flying aboard 42-3099.
1943
Chief Water Tender Charlie A. Letterman
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: June 08, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.