William O. Ward

Second Lieutenant William Ogden Ward in suite and tie head and shoulder photo (Bismarck High School 1928)

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Burleigh

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Second Lieutenant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Battery C
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    361st Field Artillery
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Killed in action in Okinawa

Biography:

William Ogden Ward was born in Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota on June 15, 1910, to Birlea (Burleigh) Oscar Ward and Mae A Wallace and he was married to Kathryn Charlotte Schmidt on January 16, 1937. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 26, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater.  Second Lieutenant Ward was killed in action on April 19, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan. He was reburied from overseas (96th Division Cemetery, Number 1, Ryukyu, Retto) on March 2, 1948, in Block 22, Section 5, Grave 12900, Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Second Lieutenant William Ogden Ward grave marker photo

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave