World War II (WWII)

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.

Albert Clinton Peterson was born in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota on June 19, 1926, to Albert Clinton and Sarah Rose "Sadie" Libby Peterson. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 23, 1944, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Private Peterson died in service of drowning on June 27, 1945, in Italy and is buried at Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota, Southpark Section R Veterans-A.

born Rugby, ND 29 Jun 24; resident Cass County, ND; entered US Navy Los Angeles, Calif 8 May 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 28 May 45 Pacific area; burial place unk

born Bantry, ND 15 Jan 15; resident McHenry County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 23 Feb 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 5 Aug 43 Southwest Pacific Area; buried in Plot 22, Grave 2, Section 2, Bantry Union Cemetery, Bantry, ND.

Carl Vicktor (Victor) Person was born in Valhalla, Wells County, North Dakota on July 28, 1922, to Carl August "Gust" (Persson) Person and Caroline Barby. He entered the United States Army in Fort Lewis, Washington on December 4, 1942. Private First Class Person served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater and was killed in action on April 14, 1945, in Firenze Nova, Citta Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy. He received the Purple Heart and is buried in Plot A, Row 5, Grave 5, Florence, Citta Metropolitana di Firenze, Toscana, Italy.

Source: Ancestry

born Kramer, ND 14 Aug 10; resident Bottineau County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 1 Mar 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 23 Sep 44 New Guinea; buried in Custer National Cemetery, Crow Agency, Montana.