ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Kathryn, NDak 29 Jan 25; resident Barnes County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 10 Nov 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 21 Jun 44 France; buried in Grave 14306, Block 25, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

born Finley, NDak 27 Jan 21; resident Dickey County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 22 Sep 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 11 May 45 Mindanao Island; buried Oakes Cemetery, Oakes, NDak.

born Crary, NDak 26 Aug 24; resident Ramsey County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Lewis, Wash 6 Mar 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 5 Dec 44 Leyte, Philippine Islands; remains not recovered. 

born Pembina, NDak 25 Dec 14; resident Pembina County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 27 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 25 Jul 44 France; buried in Plot M, Grave 2 at the Old Cemetery of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pembina, NDak.

born Brimsmade, NDak 24 Dec 14; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUS Fargo, NDak 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 8 Dec 42 Guadalcanal; buried in Grave 13950, Block 24, Section C at Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn. 

2nd Lt. Robert E. Friesz was born 2 August 1919 in Mandan, North Dakota to Ralph V and Pauline (Opitz) Friesz. His father had been born in Russia. His mother's parents were German. Ralph worked in a dry goods store. By 1940 Ralph was a salesman, his oldest son a dentist, and Robert was presumably still attending school. In 1941 he was attending the University of North Dakota.

2nd Lt. Friesz was assigned to I Company 116th Infantry on 14 August 1944 as a platoon leader. He was killed in action while serving in France on 25 August 1944.

born Flasher, NDak 13 Jun 17; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 6 Jan 42; died in service 7 Nov 44 Troupsburg, NY; remains not recovered.

 born DeSmet, SDak 25 Sep 07; resident Bowman County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 20 Jun 41; sep 15 Oct 41 place unk; PFC; entered AUG Ft Snelling, Minn 20 Jan 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 15 Jan 45 Luzon, Philippine Islands; buried in East of Lot 371, Block 47, Bowman Cemetery, Bowman, NDak. 

born Skogmo, NDak 12 Mar 15; resident Stutsman County, NDak; entered AUG Ft Snelling, Minn 6 Nov 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 11 Apr 44 Baltic Sea; remains not recovered; memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, England

born Glen Ullin, NDak 26 Nov 13; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUS Fargo, NDak 1 Sep 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 17 Jan 47 Ft Sheridan, Ill; burial place unk.