World War II, Day County,
South Dakota
Honor Roll
The most destructive and far-ranging war in human
history, World War II claimed the lives of countless millions. This database is
a listing of American servicemen who died in the Second World War for Day
County, South Dakota. This database may not contain all U.S. servicemen who died in the Second World War in Day County,
South Dakota.
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Information transcribed by Karen Kambestad.
Last Name
|
First
|
Rank |
Serial No. |
Comments[i] |
Combat Organization |
Date of Death |
Awards |
Monumental |
Status
|
|
Acker |
Leonard
W. |
Sergeant |
37-323-298 |
KIA |
407th
Infantry, 102nd
Division |
4/11/1945 |
Purple
Heart, Medal
Air Medal |
The
Netherlands |
Buried |
|
Anderson |
Willis
C. |
T-5 |
37-149-711 |
DOW |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Apel |
Charles
T. |
SSgt |
6-577-700 |
KIA |
|
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|
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|
|
Baker |
Daniel
A. |
Seaman
2nd Class |
Navy |
KIA |
U.S.
Navy Reserve |
7/30/1943 |
Purple
Heart |
Ft.
William McKinley, Manlia,
Philippines |
Missing |
|
Block |
Ernest |
Sergeant |
37-584-567 |
DOW |
701st
Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber |
2/27/1945 |
Purple
Heart, Medal
Air Medal, Additional Army Medals |
Henri-Chapelle,
Belgium |
Missing |
|
Bowser |
Benjamin
O. |
PFC |
37-288-136 |
KIA |
41st
Infantry, 2nd
Armored Division |
10/9/1944 |
Purple
Heart, Additional
Army Medals |
Henri-Chapelle,
Belgium |
Buried |
|
Carlson |
Zane
E. |
Captain |
0-742-843 |
DOW |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Davidson |
Quentin
L. |
2nd
Lt. |
0-763-516 |
DOW |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Erickson |
Edward
R. |
Yeoman
1st Class |
316-51-64 |
MIA |
U.S.
Navy |
1/2/1946 |
Purple
Heart |
Honolulu,
Hawaii |
Missing |
|
Gruba |
Dick
R. |
T-5 |
37-032-763 |
DOW |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hatle |
Lawrence
A. |
T-5 |
37-250-295 |
DOW |
23rd
Infantry, 2nd
Division |
2/6/1945 |
Purple
Heart |
Henri-Chapelle,
Belgium |
Buried |
|
Herr |
Eugene
L. |
Radioman
2nd Class |
Navy |
KIA |
U.S.
Navy |
10/25/1944 |
Purple
Heart |
Ft.
William McKinley, Manlia,
Philippines |
Missing |
|
Herr |
Ordien
F. |
Radioman
2nc Class |
Navy |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Houde |
Emery |
Seaman |
Navy |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ives |
Howard
E. |
Pvt. |
37-115-075 |
KIA |
|
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|
|
|
|
Kildahl |
Paul
H. |
PFC |
37-547-680 |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kirchmeier |
Paul
A. |
Pvt. |
37-563-362 |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Knowles |
McColley
W. F. |
Pvt. |
17-123-09 |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kurkowski |
Edmund
H. |
Pvt. |
37-775-372 |
KIA |
163rd
Infantry, 41st
Division |
4/29/1945 |
Purple
Heart |
Ft.
William McKinley, Manlia,
Philippines |
Buried |
|
Moen |
Midle
A. |
PFC |
37-250-123 |
KIA |
15th
Infantry, 3rd
Division |
10/26/1944 |
Purple
Heart |
Epimal,
France |
Buried |
|
Olson |
Donald |
Pvt. |
37-588-207 |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peterson |
Curtiss
L. |
Fireman
1st Class |
Navy |
KIA |
U.S.
Navy Reserve |
6/16/1945 |
Purple
Heart |
Honolulu,
Hawaii |
Missing |
|
Peterson |
Harold
|
Seaman
1st Class |
Navy |
KIA |
U.S.
Navy Reserve |
1/9/1944 |
Purple
Heart |
Battery
Park, New
York City, NY |
Missing |
|
Petersen |
Raymond H. |
PFC |
37-250-130 |
KIA |
134th
Infantry, 35th
Division |
7/171944 |
Purple
Heart |
Normandy,
France |
Buried |
|
Peterson |
Darrel
E. |
Seaman
1st Class |
Navy |
KIA |
U.S.
Navy Reserve |
7/30/1945 |
Purple
Heart |
Ft.
William McKinley, Manlia,
Philippines |
Missing |
|
Reich |
Harvey
F. |
Sergeant |
37-024-829 |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sakariason |
Percy
E. |
PFC |
37-313-797 |
DOW |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sebion |
Robert |
PFC |
37-418-735 |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shemanski |
Sylvester
W. |
Seaman
1st Class |
Navy |
KIA |
U.S.
Navy Reserve |
12/151945 |
Purple
Heart |
Ft.
William McKinley, Manlia,
Philippines |
Missing |
|
Skoba |
John
E. |
Fl.
O. T |
129-305 |
KIA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sorenson |
Henry |
Sergeant |
20-717-471 |
DOW |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stee |
Wilfred
A. |
T-4 |
37-149-824 |
MIA |
22nd
Engineers Battalion, 5th Armored |
9/29/1945 |
Purple
Heart |
Luxembourg |
Missing |
|
Stern |
Alvin
J. |
Sergeant |
37-314-142 |
KIA |
|
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|
Utne |
Clarence |
SSgt |
|
KIA |
520th
Bomber Squadron, 90th
Bomber |
1/8/1943 |
Purple
Heart, Distinguished Flying Cross |
Honolulu,
Hawaii |
Buried |
|
Weyh |
Sulvester
G. |
Pvt. |
37-595-527 |
KIA |
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Sources: It was extracted from “South Dakota in World War
II: An Account of the Various Activities
of the People of South Dakota during the period of World War II, both in South
Dakota and where South Dakotans and South Dakota units were Active Through the
World” compiled by the World War II
History Commission, State of South Dakota.
File Uploaded with the kind permission of Nancy Tystad Koupal , Director
of Research and Publishing, South Dakota Historical Society.
United
States National Archives. World War II
and Korea Interned Overseas, RG94, M860 in the National Archives, interred
outside of the contiguous forty-eight states