ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Cogswell, NDak 2 May 21; resident Sargent County, NDak; entered AUS Cogswell, NDak 24 May 43;  KIA 12 Feb 44 Vunakanauu, New Britian; buried in Section 79, Grave 78, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Mo. 

Born on March 16, 1914, in Mohall, North Dakota. As a residnet of Steele County, North Dakota he entered the US Navy Fargo, North Dakota on July 30, 1940. 

Born in Carmen, Canada on November 4, 1918. Was a Walsh County, North Dakota resident on February 11, 1941 when he entered the USAF Fargo, North Dakota.

Killed in service when B-24D Liberator #42-40535 collided with trees while attempting to land at the Smyrna Army Airfield, Smyrna, Tennessee.

Born Lisbon, NDak 10 Apr 23; resident Ransom County, NDak; entered USMC Mpls, Minn 20 Jan 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 19 Feb 45 Iwo Jima; buried in Lots 2 and 3, Block 42 Lisbon Cemetery, Lisbon, NDak

born Leyden, NDak 3 Jul 21; resident Pembina County, Soak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 19 Nov 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died of wounds 3 Nov 44 Holland; PFC; buried in Grave 366-N, Section B-1 at Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

born Dickinson, NDak 19 Jun 21; resident Stark County, NDak; entered AUG Dickinson, NDak 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died of wounds 26 Nov 42 South Pacific Area; buried in Grave 7860, Block 3, Section C at Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn

born Carrington, NDak 3 Mar 31; resident Foster County, NDak; entered AUS Carrington, NDak 16 Jan 51; served in Far East; died in service 15 Jun 52 Camp Atterbury, Ind; buried in Lot 5, Row 1, Grave 10, Section K, Veterans Plot, Carrington, NDak. 

born Fargo, NDak 20 Oct 32; resident Ransom County, NDak; entered US Army Fargo, NDak 21 Apr 50; served in Korea; died in service 15 Aug 51 Korea; buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota

born Wildrose, NDak 31 Aug 21; resident Williams County, NDak; entered US Navy Fargo, NDak 16 Nov 42; as theater unk; died in service 13 Mar 44 US Naval Hospital, Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif; buried in family plot at Bethel Cemetery, Wildrose, NDak.

Christianson was born on Oct. 4, 1916, at Upham, N.D., and graduated from Edmore High School in 1934. After at-tending UND, he taught at Appleton, Wis., before joining the Army in February 1941.