World War II (WWII)

born Shields, NDak 9 Aug 21; resident Grant County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 23 Sep 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 3 Jun 44 Italy; buried in Section 12, Grave 2408, Arlington, Va.

LeRoy Clifford Deede, born 5 February 1916 in Woodworth, N.D., enlisted in the Naval Reserve 2 July 1937 in Pensacola, Florida, and was appointed a Naval Aviator 21 September 1938. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his outstanding service while commanding a PBY during a bombing attack on a Japanese naval force in Jolo Harbor, Sulu, Philippine Islands, 27 December 1941. With his plane crippled after splashing an enemy plane which tried to down him Deede crash landed at sea where he and his crew could be rescued.

Major Virgil De Camp was born in Batesville, Arkansas on Sepember 4, 1918. He was a resident of Cass County, North Dakota when he entered the US Army in Harvey, North Dakota on February 10, 1941. 

During World War II he was a 1st Lieutenant and served the European African Middle Eastern Theater.

born Carrington, NDak 14 Mar 23; resident Foster County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 25 Feb 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 3 Jun 44 Italy; buried in Row 3, Grave 1, Section K at Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Carrington, NDak

born Belcourt, NDak 27 Sep 16; resident Rolette County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 28 May 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 22 Jun 44 New Guinea; buried at St. Ann's Cemetery, Belcourt, NDak.

Born St Joseph, Mo 2 Apr 20; resident Cass County, NDak; entered USMC Mpls, Minn 10 Nov 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 28 Apr 45 Okinawa; buried in Plot R, Grave 2, Section B at Veterans Memorial Plot, Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, NDak

born Minot, NDak 27 Sep 22; resident Ward County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 21 Dec 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 1 Aug 44 France; buried in Soldiers Field, Grave 55; Section 12 at Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, NDak. 

born Stanley, NDak 9 Jan 23; resident Divide County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 23 Jun 44; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 25 May 45 Saipan; buried in Grave 14559, Block 26, Section C at Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn.

born Harvey, NDak 29 Oct 17; resident Burke County, NDak; entered AUS Minot, NDak 1 Apr 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 2 Mar 44 Bougainville; buried in Grave 7485, Block 1, Section C at Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn. 

Hjalmer M Davidson was born in Edinburg, Cavalier County, North Dakota on May 29, 1917, entered the United States Navy in Fargo, North Dakota on September 17, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Aviation Machinist's Mate Petty Officer Second Class Hjalmer M Davidson was killed in action on November 25, 1944, in Saipan and his burial place unknown.