World War II (WWII)

born Timmer, NDak 19 Jan 20; resident Morton County, NDak; entered US Army Ft Snelling, Minn 23 Oct 41; died in service 1 Jul 43 Seattle, Wash; buried in St Anthony's Catholic Cemetery, St Anthony, NDak. 

born Getchell, NDak 3 Nov 23; resident Barnes County, NDak; entered US Navy Mpls, Minn 10 Mar 43; died in service 4 Oct 44 Daytona Beach, Fla; remains not recovered.

In 1941 he graduated from Valley City High school. 

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Bergan, his brother Corporal Ross, serving in Europe, two sisters, Beverly and Shirley survived him. 

Wallce Berg was born in Atkins Township, Towner County, North Dakota on December 16, 1919, to Henry B and Sigrid Ingelborg Miliander.  entered United States Army, Fort Snelling, Minnesota on November 11, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Private First Class Berg was killed in action on April 30, 1945, in the Okinawa Islands, Okinawa, Japan. He is buried in Plot 6, Row 1, Grave 1 E, 1.0.0.F. Cemetery, Cando, North Dakota.

born Reynolds, NDak 7 May 21; resident Grand Forks County, Nook; entered US Army Ft Snelling, Minn 10 Nov 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 Jul 44 Saigon; buried in Plot 30, Row 5 at Rosendahl Cemetery, Reynolds, NDak.

born Starkweather, NDak 29 Mar 14; resident Ramsey County, NDak; entered USMC Seattle, Wash 10 Dec 38; served Asiatic 
Pacific Theater; KIA 12 Nov 43 South Pacific; remains not recovered; cenotaph at 
Trinity-Bergen Cemetery, Ramsey County, NDak

born Taconite, Minn 14 Sep 24; resident Divide County, NDak; entered USMC from Divide County, NDak 18 May 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 24 Feb 45 Iwo Jima; buried in Grave 1, in South of Lot 59, Block 1 at Concordia Lutheran Cemetery, Crosby, NDak. 

born Scranton, NDak 26 Mar 20; resident Slope County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Missoula, Mont 27 Dec 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 31 Dec 42 French Equatorial Africa; buried in Grave 209-210, Section E Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky. 

born Page, NDak 1 Aug 19; resident Cass County, NDak; entered USAF Ft Benning, Ga 6 Apr 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 15 Apr 45 over Kawasak, Japan; buried in Block 6, Section C, Grave 8163, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, Minn. 

Gunnar A. Benidiktson was born on August 13, 1921 in Upham, North Dakota.  He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Private First Class in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on January 15, 1945 at the age of 23 and is now buried in Melankton Cemetery, Upham, McHenry County, North Dakota, USA.

A letter from headquarters of the 18th Infantry, in Europe, was recently received by Mrs. Runa B. Long of Upham, giving information concerning the death of her brother, Pfc. Gunnar Benidiktson. The letter in part, reads:

Staff Sergeant Ralph Bender was born in Berlin, LaMoure County, North Dakota on September 19, 1922.

Ralph served as a Staff Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G "Paper Doll" #42-31112, 710th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Maricopa County, Arizona prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army on October 15, 1942 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a sheet metal worker and also as Single, without dependents.