ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Steele, ND 14 Jun 24; resident Kidder County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 12 Jun 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 4 Dec 44 Germany; buried in Lot 34, Grave B, Section 10-139-70, Tappen, ND.

born Elk Grove, CA 24 Apr 24; resident Dickey County, ND; entered US Army Ft Snelling, MN 6 Sep 43; died in service 4 May 44 Indianapolis, IN; burial place unknown.

born Medora, ND 21 Mar 23; resident Billings County, ND; entered AUS Butte, MT 6 Nov 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 21 Nov 44 Germany; buried in Grave 169- 170, Section E, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, KY.

born Foley, MN 23 Jan 18; resident Richland County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 28 Jan 42; died in service 9 Jun 42 Camp Wallace, TX; buried in Saint Elizabeths Cemetery, Brennyville, MN.

born Anamoose, ND 4 Jul 22; resident McHenry County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 13 Aug 40; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 13 Dec 41 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; buried in Plot B, Grave 338-N, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #683 in Anamoose, North Dakota is named in honor of Oswald.

Herbert Jacob Woehl was born in Wishek, Logan County, North Dakota on November 8, 1917. His family moved to Napoleon, Logan County, North Dakota in 1920, and his mother Carlinia W married John J Rudolph. He entered the United States Army in Los Angeles, California on March 20, 1941, and served in Asiatic Pacific Theater. Staff Sergeant Woehl was killed in action on May 9, 1945, at Negros Islands, Philippines and is buried in Plot A, Row 14, Grave 81, Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Maila, Capital District, national Capital Region, Philippines.

born Wessington, SD 12 Oct 18; resident Richland County, ND; entered US Army Jefferson Barracks, MO 2 Feb 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 9 Mar 45 Philippine Islands; buried in Section 84, Grave 46, Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, MO.

born Antelope, ND 17 Aug 22; resident Foster County, ND; entered US Army Minot, ND 13 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 30 Jan 44 Central Germany; burial place unknown.

born Pierce County, ND 9 Feb 15; resident Pierce County, ND; entered AUS Ft MacArthur, CA 6 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 25 Sep 42 POW Philippine Islands.

born Park River, ND 19 Mar 10; resident Walsh County, ND; entered AUS Ft Huachuca, AZ 15 Dec 40; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 30 Aug 44 France; buried in Block 24, Section 5, Grave 13642, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.