ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born South Heart, ND 16 Aug 18; resident Stark County, ND; entered AUS Dickinson, ND 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 26 Oct 42 Guadalcanal; buried in Grave 14385, Block 25, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

born Grand Forks, ND 10 Jun 25; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 11 Feb 44; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 12 Sep 44 France; buried in Grave 7736, Block 3, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

born Perth, ND 29 Dec 19; resident Walsh County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 3 Nov 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 20 Apr 45 Germany; buried in Family Plot Czech National Cemetery, Perth, ND

born Zap, ND 31 Jan 22; resident Mercer County, ND; entered AUS Ft Douglas, Utah 13 Apr 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 18 Jan 45 France; burial place unk.

born Great Bend, ND 6 Jun 18; resident Richland County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 10 Sep 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 30 Jul 43 Netherlands; buried in Opisien, The Netherlands, Holland

born Volinia, Russia 9 Dec 11; resident Wells County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 7 Nov 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 4 Nov 44 European Area; buried in Grave 14521, Block 25, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

born Devils Lake, ND 15 Nov 23; resident Towner County, ND; entered US Navy Seattle, Wash 18 Apr 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 29 Jan 45 Okinawa; remains not recovered.

born Lidgerwood, ND 24 Apr 15; resident Ransom County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 25 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 12 Feb 45 Germany; buried in Grave 14452, Block 25, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

Louis Fred Kriedmann was born in Balfour, McHenry County, North Dakota on August 17, 1919, to Fred W. and Martha Kriedemann.  He entered The United States Army AUS Fort Snelling, Minnesota on July 29, 1942, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. On December 18, 1944, the Bismarck Tribune reported the war department announced the previous Monday the names of 2,080 United States soldiers that were wounded in action in the European Mediterranean, Central Pacific, South Pacific and Southwest Pacific areas.

born Regent, ND 3 Mar 18; resident Hettinger County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 3 Aug 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 2 Dec 44 France; buried in Plot 2, Row 2, Grave 421, Section B, St Elizabeths Cemetery, Lefor, ND