ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Lisbon, ND 24 Feb 20; resident Ransom County, ND; entered US Army Baltimore, MD 19 Mar 42; died in service 17 Sep 43 Louisiana; burial place unknown.

born Beulah, ND 29 Apr 25; resident Mercer County, ND; entered AUS Seattle, WA 14 Sep 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 16 Dec 44 Luxembourg, Belgium; buried in Plot C, Row 7, Grave 29, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.

born Zeeland, ND 4 Feb 21; resident Burleigh County, ND; entered AUS Bismarck, ND 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 22 Nov 42 South Pacific Area; buried in Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.

Walter Wynne Webster was born in Fargo, North Dakota on July 28, 1888, to Charles Edward and Isabella M. "Bella" Thomson Webster. He resided in Fargo up to his appointment to the Naval Academy. Three years and a half were spent in Fargo High School, during the last year of which he was the Editor in Chief of the High School publication. He entered the United States Navy in Annapolis, Maryland on June 5, 1911.

born St Anthony, ND 6 Nov 29; resident Morton County, ND; entered US Army Bismarck, ND 29 Nov 48; died in service 3 Jul 50 Columbia, SC; buried in Lot 250, Grave 9, North Section, Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, ND.

Eugene Lorenz Weber was born in Underwood, McLean County, North Dakota on July 7, 1926, to Lorenz George and Alma Anna Weber. He entered United States Navy in Underwood, North Dakota on May 18, 1944. Seaman First Class Weber served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and died in service on October 9, 1945, in Guam. He is buried in Plot C, Grave 7380, Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

born Eveleth, MN 8 Aug 21; resident Ramsey County, ND; entered AUS Seattle, WA 17 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 15 Jun 44 France; buried in Lot 5, Block 4, Grave 2, Section GAR, Devils Lake Cemetery, Devils Lake, ND.

Richard B Wladyslaus Wierzchoslawski Waslaski was born in Wales, Cavalier County, North Dakota on April 7, 1925, to Stanislaw (Stanley) Frank Wierzchoslawski Waslaski and Catherine (Katie) Kiebowitz.  He entered AUS Fort Snelling, Minnesota on November 11, 1943, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Private First Class Waslaski was killed in action on April 17, 1943, and received the Purple Heart.  He is buried in the United States Military Cemetery, Northern, Italy, along with having a gravesite in Langdon, Cavalier County, North Dakota.

born Moorhead, MN 12 Jul 17; resident Cass County, ND; entered US Army Ft Snelling, MN 22 Dec 39; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 Apr 44 Burma; buried in Plot B-4, Block 55, Section 10, Washington Memorial Park, Seattle, WA.

William Ogden Ward was born in Bismarck, Burleigh County, North Dakota on June 15, 1910, to Birlea (Burleigh) Oscar Ward and Mae A Wallace and he was married to Kathryn Charlotte Schmidt on January 16, 1937. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 26, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater.  Second Lieutenant Ward was killed in action on April 19, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan.