World War II (WWII)

born in Russia 11 Nov 11; resident Ward County, ND; entered US Army Ft Snelling, MN 25 Mar 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 10 Apr 44 England; buried in Plot C, Row 7, Grave 3, Section 4, St Joseph's Cemetery, Dickinson, ND.

born Beach, ND 1 Oct 18; resident Golden Valley County, ND; entered US Army Chicago, IL 3 Aug 39; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 Sep 44 Southwest Pacific Area; memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing on the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, PI.

born McPherson, SD 25 Sep 18; resident McIntosh County, ND; entered AUS Ft Leavenworth, KS 6 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 10 Aug 44 France; buried in Plot 119, Grave 1, Zion's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Ashley, ND.

born Verendrye, ND 2 May 21; resident McHenry County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 30 Aug 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 12 Sep 44 France; buried in Soldiers Plot, Karlsruhe Cemetery, Karlsruhe, ND.

George Schaff was born in Mineral Springs, Slope County, North Dakota on June 7, 1915, to Joseph Schaff and Anna Mary Zent. He entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minnesota on July 23, 1942, and served as Private First Class in the European African Middle Eastern Theater, Company K, 23rd Infantry Regiment, A/S Infantry. Private First Class Schaff died in service on January 20, 1945, in Belgium, and is buried in Saint Charles Catholic Cemetery, Bowman, Bowman County, North Dakota. He received the Purple Heart.

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave

born Fredonia, ND 5 Aug 12; resident Burleigh County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 15 Jan 30; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 15 Oct 42 at sea; memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing on the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, PI.

born Glen Ullin, ND 28 Nov 16; resident Morton County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 19 Mar 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 4 Jul 44 Normandy, France; buried in Plot E, Row 14, Section 13, Normandy, France.

Allen Maynard Sawyer was born in Lynn Grove, Iowa, on June 13, 1906, to Matthias J and Josephine Sawyer. He was a resident Driscoll, Burleigh County, North Dakota when he entered AUS Fort Snelling, Minnesota on February 25, 1943. He served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater and was killed in action on April 14, 1945, in Dolle, Germany. He is buried in Plot 2, Row 1, Grave 3, Driscoll Lutheran Cemetery, Driscoll, ND. He was married to Mary A. Sawyer and had one child, Stephen Irwin.

Source: Ancestry

born Fargo, ND 12 Aug 24; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 26 Feb 43; died in service 8 Oct 45 Lake City, FL; buried in Saint Benedict Cemetery, Wild Rice, ND.

Floyd Henry Edward Saterlie was born in Crosby, North Dakota on December 10, 1915, to Henry and Thea Saterlie and was a resident of Divide County, North Dakota.  He entered AUS Ft Douglas, Utah on June 21, 1945, and served in Alaska. Private Saterlie died in service April 4, 1946, at Ladd Field, Alaska, and is buried in Concordia Cemetery, Crosby, North Dakota.