ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Cobden, Ill 14 Sep 18; resident Cass County, NDak; entered US Navy San Francisco, Calif 31 Jul 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 17 Feb 45 Pacific; buried at sea. 

born Wolverton, Minn 31 Jul 12; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUG Ft Snelling, Minn 6 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; sep Ft Monmouth, NJ 5 Oct 45; PFC; entered US Army 20 Feb 47 place unk; died in service Great Lakes, Ill 21 Jul 54; buried in Wolverton Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery, Wolverton, Minn.

born Berthold, N Dak 12 Feb 10; resident Ward County, N Dak; entered AUS Vancouver Barracks, Wash 22 Jan 40; died in service 18 Feb 44 Spokane, Wash; burial place unk.

born Sawyer, NDak 2 Oct 21; resident Ward County, NDak; entered AUG Ft Snelling, Minn 12 Aug 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 31 May 44 Italy; buried in Plot 65, Row 4 East, Grave 65; Section 12, Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, NDak. 

born Mandan, NDak 2 May 15; resident Morton County, NDak; entered AUS Jefferson Barracks, Ho 4 Aug 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 25 May 45 Honsha, Japan; buried Section 81, Grave 266, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Mo.

James George Fair was born in Rolla, Grand Forks County, North Dakota on June 15, 1917, to James George and Nellie Rowena Fair. He entered the United States Army on October 20, 1940, in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Private Fair was killed in action on January 11, 1945, during the Battle of the Bulge in Ottre-Bihain Arrondissement de Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium. He is buried in Grave 14586, Block 26, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.  

Donald B N Fair was born in Rolla, Grand Forks County, North Dakota on April 7, 1921, to James George and Nellie Rowena Thompson Fair. He grew up in North Dakota and was a 19-year-old student majoring in theater at the University of North Dakota, when, shortly after Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United States Army, on February 12, 1942.

born Staples, Minn 4 Jun 07; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 25 Apr 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 8 Feb 44 New Guinea; buried in Plot N, Grave 1084, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. 

born Manvel, NDak 14 Mar 11; resident Grand Forks County, NDak; entered US Army Ft George Wright, Wash 19 Jul 40; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 22 May 42 Luzon, PI; buried in Plot L, Row 8, Grave 21, Manila, Pl,

born Brocket, NDak 30 Jun 21; resident Ramsey County, NDak; entered ASS Ft Snelling, Minn 12 Oct 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 9 Apr 45 Okinawa; buried in Lot 36, Block 4, Grave 1, GAR Cemetery, Devils Lake, NDak.