ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Little Fork, Minn 1 Jul 21; resident Grand Forks County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 12 Aug 42; served European African Middle Eastern 
Theater; KIA 17 Aug 43 Stromberg, Germany; buried in Lot 4, Block 136, Grave 4, Memorial Park Cemetery, Grand Forks, NDak. 

Awarded Air Medal and Purple Heart

born Olga, NDak 23 Feb 21; resident Cavalier County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 21 Jan 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 1 Nov 45 Oshershleben, Germany; buried in Section 84, Grave 21, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Mo

Paul served as a Technical Sergeant & Engineer on B-24H #41-29423, 786th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.

He was awarded the Purple Heart.

born Fargo, NDak 20 Jan 25; resident Cass County, NDak; entered US Navy Norfolk, Va 17 Nov 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 19 Feb 44 Eniwetok, Marshall Islands; buried in N1/2 of Lot 90, Block U, South Park Addition, Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, NDak

born Lisbon, NDak 17 Jun 24; resident Cass County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 5 Feb 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 19 Mar 45 in the Philippine Islands; buried at US Armed Forces #1 Cemetery, Manila, Philippine Islands

born Barton, NDak 5 Oct 08; resident Rolette County, NDak; entered US Navy Bremerton, Wash 27 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 7 Dec 41 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; burial place unk. 

Elmer Carpenter was originally from Barton, Pierce County, North Dakota and Saint John, Rolette County, North Dakota. He was the son of Lemuel Seth Carpenter and Lillie M Cameron. His mother had died in 1915 and then his father in 1932. He married Edith Jean Hunt in 1936 and was living in Long Beach, California while in the service.

born One Road Twp, SDak 22 Nov 21; resident Sargent County, NDak; entered AUS Lisbon, NDak 1 Apr 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 25 Jun 44 Cecina, Italy; buried Peever Cemetery, Peever, SDak.

Earl Oscar Carlson was the son of Henry C. Carlson and Emma C. Fox. He was born and raised in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, and received his grammar school education there. Swedish was spoken in his home growing up and he mastered his native tongue as well as English. He graduated high school as well as graduating a North Dakota Agricultural College.

born Freda, NDak 21 Aug 22; resident Golden Valley County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 2 Apr 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 4 Oct 44 Oudler, Belgium; buried in Grave 4771, Block 20, Section A, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

born Jamestown, NDak 28 Jun 16; resident Stutsman County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 20 Sep 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 11 May 45 Luzon, Philippine Islands; buried in Grave 460-N, Section B-1 Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn

born St John, NDak 4 Jun 25; resident Rolette County, NDak; entered USMC Mpls, Minn 15 Mar 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 21 Jul 44 Guam, Marianas Islands; buried in Grave 183, Section N, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.