ND Veterans Affairs News: State

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. 

born Cavalier, NDak 13 Sep 25; resident Cavalier County, NDak; entered US Army Fargo, NDak 21 Nov 50; served in Korea; KIA 8 Sep 51 Korea; remains not recovered; memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial

born Harvey, NDak 31 Jan 31; resident Wells County, NDak; entered AUS Harvey, NDak 16 Jan 51; died in service 12 Nov 51 Camp Rucker, Ala; buried in Grave 1, Block 77, Lot 3 Sunnyside Cemetery, Harvey, NDak. 

born Ward County, NDak 31 Mar 17; resident Mountrail County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 14 Mar 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 11 Dec 44 France; buried in 
First Lutheran Wabek Cemetery, Wabek, NDak

born Sheridan County, NDak 29 Jan 18; resident McHenry County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 10 Apr 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 11 Nov 43 Italy; buried St Martins Lutheran Cemetery, Anamoose, NDak.