World War II (WWII)

born Fredonia, NDak 6 Jun 19; resident Logan County, NDak; entered ABS Ft Snelling, Minn 26 Apr 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 13 Feb 45 Southwest Pacific; buried in Block 5, Lot 6, Grave 2 at Geckle Cemetery, Geckle, NDak. 

Robert Arnold Bergman was born in Mooreton, Richland County, North Dakota on March 7, 1919, to Ben Bergman and Bertha Bjornstad Bergman. He graduated from Wahpeton High School in 1936 and entered the United States Army in Wahpeton, North Dakota on February 10, 1941. He started with Company I and continued with local company through training in Camp Clairborne, Louisiana, then guard duty in Idaho and into action in the South Pacific where he was wounded at Guadalcanal.

born Ada, Minn 24 Nov 17; resident Cass County, NDak; entered US Navy Cass County, NDak 3 Jan 42; o/s theater unk; died in service 19 Aug 44 Kiska Island; remains not recovered.

born Bismarck, NDak 14 Apr 21; resident Burleigh County, NDak; entered AUS Bismarck, NDak 1 Apr 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 24 Dec 43 European Area; buried in Plot E, Row 3, Grave 107 Cambridge, England

Private First Class Jack C. Beckwith was born on March 12, 1924, in LaMoure, North Dakota. Jack was the second child of Norman and Verlie Beckwith. He had an older sister, Norma Jean Beckwith. His parents divorces when he was five and at age seven his mother remarried to Severt Ohnstad. He has a half-brother named Samuel. He used the surname Ohnstad until entering the military.

He sang in the church choir and played guard on his high school football team. He wanted to become a minister and spent a semester at Jamestown College in ND before being drafted.

born Benson County, NDak 19 Apr 22; resident Benson County, NDak; entered US Army Ft Snelling, Minn 22 Dec 42; died in service 15 Dec 44 Galveston, Tex; buried in Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, NDak.

born Weyburn, Canada 15 Jun 15; resident Benson County, NDak; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 6 Nov 43; died in service 17 Dec 43 Lake Pontchartrain, La; burial place unk. 

born New Rockford, NDak 14 Sep 24; resident Eddy County, NDak; entered USMC Seattle, Wash 25 Feb 44; served Asiatic 
Pacific Theater

Private Eugene C. Beaton was born in Lemmon, South Dakota on May 29, 1919. As a resident of Cass County, North Dakota, he entered the USMC Mpls, Minnesota on June 7 1944. He served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and died in service on June 3, 1945 in Okinawa. He was married to Florence A. Beaton and he is burried in Plot 51, E1/2 block of 5, Holy Cross Cemetery, Fargo, North Dakota.

 born Birmingham, Ala 5 Apr 04; resident Ramsey County, NDak; entered US Navy Mpls, Minn 6 Jun 42; died in service 7 Aug 45 at Boston, Mass; burial place unk