State Heroes
World War II
1944
Commander Egbert A. Roth
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
S1c Mike T. Burckhard
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 24, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action off of Leyte when a ship exploded near the cruiser he was stationed on. Buried at sea.
1944
Tech. 4c Howard A. McBain
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 376th Infantry Regiment, 94th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 22, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.
1944
PFC Oswald P. Kjilbak
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 21, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action at Lyte, P.I.
1944
Sgt. Warren E. Burnett
Elm Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 763rd Bomber Squadron, 460th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 20, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while in MIA status when his B-24J aircraft went missing over the Mediterranean Sea.
1944
Ens. Merle H. Longnecker
New Rockford, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: October 19, 1944 / Age: 20
A Tragic Accident.
1944
Sgt. Kenneth McLaughlin
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
PFC Thomas D. Alexander
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 18, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
2nd Lt. Orville L. Blumhagen
World War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 746th Bomber Squadron, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 16, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in Italy.
1944
Sgt. John R. Plummer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
PFC Arthur S. Whitson
Hillsboro, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th Infantry Regiment, 85th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 13, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Toscana, Italy.
1944
Staff Sergeant Jack J. Pendleton
Sentinel Butte, ND
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 120th Infantry
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 12, 1944 / Age: 26
Staff Sergeant Pendleton volunteered to lead his squad in an attempt to neutralize this strongpoint. Staff Sergeant Pendleton started his squad slowly forward, crawling about 10 yards in front of his men in the advance toward the enemy gun.
1944
Pvt. Ephraim Meyer
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division
Date of Loss: October 12, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Sgt. Harold C. Newark
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
PFC Boyd C. McWethy
Crosby, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 104th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near France.