ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Warwick, ND 9 Nov 17; resident Traill County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 8 Jun 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 8 Jun 44 France; buried in Lot 18, Mayville Cemetery, Mayville, ND.

Lawrence Vincent Nelson was born in Palermo, Mountrail County, North Dakota on January 26, 1921, to Albert Hilford Nelson and Edna Ione Byington Nelson. He entered AUS Boston, Massachusetts on September 16, 1942, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Sergeant Nelson was killed in action on January 30, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes, Belgium and is buried in Block 5, Section 2, Fairview Cemetery, Stanley, Mountrail County, North Dakota.

born Clay County, MN 10 Oct 16; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 29 Sep 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 8 Jul 44 France; buried in Grave 14169, Block 24, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN. 

Kenneth Duane Nelson was born in Parshall, Montrail County, North Dakota on October 24, 1925, to Edwin William Nelson and Marguerite Elizabeth Colclough. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on December 13, 1944, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Technician Fifth Grade Nelson died in service on July 20, 1946, and is in Block 16, Lot 59, Parshall Community Cemetery, Parshall, North Dakota.

Born Epworth, ND 3 Nov 14; resident Mountrail County, ND; entered US Army Ft McDowell, Calif 27 Oct 38; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 1 Jan 53 Snyder, Okla; burial place unk.

born Lisbon, ND 24 Jul 21; resident Mountrail County, ND; entered USMC Mpls, MN 19 Jan 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 12 Jul 42 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; buried in Grave 210, Section 0, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

born Panama City, Fla 10 Jul 19; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 25 Aug 42; died in service 13 Jul 45 Tyndall Field, Fla; burial place unk.

born Fargo, ND 23 May 21; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Fargo, ND 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 28 Feb 45 Leyte, PI; buried in Lot 98, Block W, South Park Addition, Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, ND.

born Sharon, ND 6 Mar 25; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 11 Feb 44; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 20 Dec 44 Germany; buried in Trinity Cemetery, Sharon, ND.

born Vernon Center, ND 14 Jun 1900; resident Stutsman County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, Minn 4 Jan 24; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 4 Jul 44 Pacific Area