ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Churchs Ferry, ND 26 Jul 18; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered US Army Ft MacArthur, California 15 Oct 40; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 16 Jun 44 Italy; buried in Block 9, Section C, Grave 8934, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.

born Gwinner, ND 14 Dec 16; resident Sargent County, ND; entered US Army Ft Snelling, Minn 1 Jul 39; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 24 May 42 Philippine Islands; buried in Plot 45, Row 2, Grave 10, Section NW 36-132-56, Swimmer Cemetery, Gwinner, ND.

Leonard D Petersen was born on June 17, 1903, in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois to Mr. and Mrs. Jens Petersen and later became a resident of Cass County, North Dakota. He entered The United States Army in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota on February 10, 1941. He married Mildred Lucille Stolz on December 7, 1933. Lieutenant Colonel Peterson served European African Middle Eastern Theater and died in service on March 8, 1945, in Italy. He was buried on December 2, 1948, in the Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, Plot A 90.

born Aure, MN 6 Jul 10; resident Burke County, ND; entered AUS Ft Lewis, Washington 17 Mar 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 25 May 43 Attu Island; buried in Grave 13598, Block 24, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.

born Burleigh County, ND 12 Jun 25; resident Emmons County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 30 Jun 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 16 Apr 45 Ryukus Islands; buried in Grave 12956, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.

born Minuet, ND 31 Mar 09; resident Morton County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 1 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 30 Nov 44 Germany; buried in Plot 34, Row 7, Grave 3, 1st Addition, Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Sims, ND.

born Ogema, MN 11 Aug 25; resident Cass County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 10 Jan 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 21 Feb 45 Asiatic Area; memorialized on the Courts of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Bernard Guy Peterson was born in Makoti, Ward County, North Dakota on July 4, 1923, to Nels Peterson and Bessie Bivins Peterson.  He entered the United States Marine Corps in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 27, 1944.  Private First Class Peterson served Asiatic Pacific Theater and was killed in action on May 15, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan. He is buried in Grave 925, Section M, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl Cemetery, Grave 925, Section M, Honolulu, Hawaii along with Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Makoti, Ward County, North Dakota.

born Caspian, Michigan 30 Jul 14; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 9 Apr 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 15 Feb 44 Cassino, Italy; buried in Block 6, Grave 1, Section J-97, Lakeview Cemetery, Two Harbors, MN.

Victor Carl Petersen was born in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada on January 27, 1922, to Willard M and Karen Anna Marie Billie Schmidt Peterson and later became a resident of Kenmare, Ward County, North Dakota. He entered the United States Marine Corp in San Diego, California on May 28, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Corporal Petersen was killed in action on April 12, 1945, at Ryukyu Island, Nanseidai, Katano-shi, Osaka, Japan and is buried in the Court of the Missing, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.