State Heroes
World War II
1944
Electrician's Mate 3C Willaim F. Schoener
Mandan, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age: 23
Died while doing maintenance on the ships engine and was electrocuted (Per statement of family 5/16/2019) - Buried at Sea. Survived by spouse Katharine.
1944
Pvt. Joseph S. Schneider
Mount Carmel, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 803rd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: October 11, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
EM1 George A. Bell
Cavalier, NDWorld War II
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Water Tender 1c Francis O. Wicks
Fargo, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy
Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Seaman 1c John W. Hamilton
Grafton, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United Staves Navy
Date of Loss: October 10, 1944 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Staff Sgt. Ernest A. Tweten
Heimdal, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 579th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 09, 1944 / Age: 24
Died while in MIA status. Killed on a mission to Vegesack aboard 42-7470 "Exterminator" when the aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters in the vicinity of the coast North of the target at Vegesack.
1944
Pvt. Russell L. Naffziger
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Italy.
1944
Pvt. Alvin M. Brodell
Russell, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 117th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 08, 1944 / Age: 18
Killed in action in the Netherlands.
1944
Andrew J. Leier
Kintyre, NDBranch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: October 07, 1944 / Age: 22
Gunnery SGT. Lost his life aboard a B-17 over Muenster Germany. Buried St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery Kintyre ND
1944
PFC Otto P. Cherny
Dickinson, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 322nd Infantry Regiment, 81st Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action while accompanying a night patrol in Angaur. They succeeded in placing several demolition charges in enemy territory before being discovered by the enemy. During the fight that followed, he was killed by enemy fire.
1944
1st Lt. Wallace W. Bengson
Esmond, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 327th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: October 03, 1944 / Age: 26
Killed in action in the Netherlands while flying as a navigator on a B-17 of the 92nd Bomb Group. His aircraft collided with another and lost half of the right wing.
1944
Pvt. Lloyd E. Porter
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 320th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 02, 1944 / Age:
Killed in action near Belgium.
1944
Sgt. William L. Braun
Sterling, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: October 01, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Holland.
1944
MoMM2c Clifford J. Carlson
Cameron Township, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: September 26, 1944 / Age: 36
Died while in MIA status.
1944
Pvt. Jerome P. Higgins
Grand Forks, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 182nd Infantry Regiment, Americal Division
Date of Loss: September 24, 1944 / Age: 19
Killed in action on Bougainville.