ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Northwood, ND 13 May 32; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered US Army Fargo, ND 15 Apr 52; died in service 29 Jun 52 Ft Lee, Va; buried in Northwood Cemetery, Northwood, ND.

born Tioga, ND 21 Sep 24; resident Williams County, ND; entered AUS Ft MacArthur, Calif 13 Apr 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 16 Apr 44 Bougainville; buried in United Cemetery, Tioga, ND

born Hatton, ND 15 Dec 21; resident Traill County, ND; entered AUS Hillsboro, ND 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 21 Nov 42 South Pacific; SFC; buried in Grave 438 N, Section 0-1, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

Morris C. Landsem was born on October 3, 1920 in rural Walcott, North Dakota to parents Martin and Inga Ovidia Berg Landsem. Both Landsems were born in North Dakota to Norwegian immigrant parents. They married in Christine, North Dakota on April 2, 1914. Morris had three brothers: Julian, Herman and Orvin, and three sisters: Marian, Harriet and Gloria. The children were all raised on their farm in Eagle Township, Richland County, North Dakota and attended school in Eagle Township. The children were baptized and confirmed in Richland Lutheran Church in Walcott.

born Goodrich, ND 27 Aug 15; resident Sheridan County, ND; entered AUS Valley City, ND 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 14 Apr 45 Cebu, P.I.; buried in City or Lutheran Cemetery, Grafton, Iowa

Leo Clive Lambert was born in Wilton, Ward County, North Dakota on January 22, 1917, to Clive Erastus (Pete) and Grace Emeline Rants Lambert. He entered United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota February 3, 1942. Private Lambert served Asiatic Pacific Theater and was killed in action on January 28, 1945, at Luzon, Philippines, and is buried in Soldiers Plot, Grave 66, Section 12, Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, North Dakota.

born Belcourt, ND 19 Dec 05; resident Towner County, NDak; entered AUS Fargo, NDak 14 Jan 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 21 Nov 44 Germany; buried in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Cando, ND

born Walsh County, ND 3 Dec 24; resident Walsh County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 12 Nov 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 6 Mar 45 Germany; buried in Section E, Grave 24-25, Rock Island, 111

Clement Willis Lack was born in Shenford, Ransom County, North Dakota on January 8, 1923, to Joseph E and Esther C Lack. He entered the United States Marine Corps in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 23, 1944, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private Lack was killed in action on May 2, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan and is buried in Grave 580, Section F, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

born Harmon, ND 30 Apr 14; resident Morton County, ND; entered AUS Camp Grant, Ill 24 Mar 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 23 Jul 44 France; buried in Plot D, Row 4, Grave 13, Normandy, France.