Clay County South Dakota Veterans Services

Todd Peterson

Marines | CPL 1983 - 1987

Henry E. Bergman

Army | PVT WWI

Merle L. Macy

Army | SSGT WWII

Manny Brown

Army | WWII

Harriet Johnson Randall

Women's Army Corps (WAC)

Army | TSGT 1943 - 1945 WWII

Arnold Walz

Army | SGT WWII

Brook Davis

This photo was take at Great Lakes in 1953.

Navy | S1C Korea

Elmer Gunderson

Army | PVT WWII

Ardell (Hap) Brown

Navy | RM3C WWII

Sidney W. Brunick

Brunick was a member of the 457th Bomber Grp, 8th Air Force and and completed 32 missions as a gunner in Normandy and northern France. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross medal.

Air Force | SSGT WWII

VFW Party

This was taken at the old VFW post home in Vermillion. Willie Weiland is 4th from left and Arden Jensen is 5th from left. If anyone knows who the other veterans are, please contact the VSO at 605-677-7145.

Air Force, Army, Navy | WWII

Knud W. (Bill) Knudsen

Knudsen was stationed at Okinawa and in Korea.

Army | SSGT 1944 - 1946 WWII

William (Bill) Inberg

Army | PFC WWI

Jim Kronaizl

Marines | CPL WWII

Raymond H. Moore

Moore was a member of the US Army Air Force, precursor to the current Air Force.

Air Force | CPT WWII

William (Bill) Radigan

This photo was taken during the Clay County Veterans Memorial Dedication November 11, 2000.

Army |

Darrell B. Alders

Marines | SGT Korea

Victor E. Norling

Picture is from 1918.

Army | PVT WWI

James T. Bernard

Army | PFC 1973 - 1976 Vietnam

Fern Marcotte Morse

Marcotte Morse was a member of the Army Air Force, precursor to the current Air Force

Air Force | T-5 1942 - 1944 WWII

Uriah Walker

Marines | CPL 1997 - 2001 Persian Gulf

Roger Delaney

Army | SP5 1967 - 1971 Vietnam

George B. Reelfs

Army | PFC WWII

Melville Larson

Navy | F1C WWII

Harold B. McDonald

Army | PFC WWI

Lowell B. Bast

Army | SGT WWII

Vernon D. Lambert

Navy | EM3C WWII

Arthur J. Lawrensen

Army | PVT 1917 - 1918 WWI

Greg Sommervold

Air Force | SSGT 1972 - 1983 Vietnam

Arlys I. Ficken

Air Force | WWII

Gordon A. Larson

Army | PFC WWII

Grand Army of the Republic

Henry Ferry is pictured in this group photo.

Army | Civil War

Lawrie E. (Sonny) Davis

Infantry

Army | Korea

Howard (Huss) Johnson

5th Air Force

Air Force | A1C 1950 - 1954 Korea

William Seney

Air Force | A1C 1958 - 1962

Wayne A. Morse

147th Field Artillery. Served in Australia and New Guinea.

Army | CPL WWII

Vashti Kronaizl Majia

Navy | E4 2012 - 2016 Persian Gulf

Francis E. Hansen

Army | PFC Korea

Manfred Bruebaker & Son

Navy | WWII

Morris Paulsen

Army | PFC WWII

Robert L. Larson

Army | PFC WWII

Max Brown

Navy | SN Korea

David J. Wherry

Wherry was Veterans Service Officer for Clay County from 1997 to 2001. He started the "Wall of Fame" project in 2001. The project grew over the years to include all the photos in this slide show.

Marines | Major 1968 - 1991 Vietnam

Leonard F. Girard

Army | PFC 1962 - 1963

Leo Kruse

Navy | B2C WWII

Rian P. Merrigan

Merrigan served in Iraq.

Army | SGT 1998 - 2003 Persian Gulf

Cecil W. Olson

SD National Guard

Army | CPL 1948 - 1953

Welcome Home

109th Homecoming

Army |

Leroy Backhaus

Army | CPL 1946 - 1949

William Logue

US Air Force and SD National Guard

Air Force | 985 - 2004

Kermit F. Hall

Army | SSGT WWII

Mathew J. Birgen

Army | CPL Korea

VFW Party

This group is at a party at the old VFW post home in Vermillion. Harvey Reynolds is 4th from left and Willie Weiland is 6th from left. If any knows who the other veterans are, please contact the VSO at 605-677-7145.

Army, Navy | WWII

Henry C. Fairfield

Army | CPL WWI

Micheal Chilarski

Air Force | 1983 - 1994 Persian Gulf

Leland (Chris) Swensen

Navy | SKCS 1957 - 1976 Vietnam

Orville L. Gors

Navy | S2C 1944 - 1946 WWII

William O'Connor

Marines | 1967 - 1971 Vietnam

Rosalie Paulson

Navy | YN2C WWII

Arnold L. Larson

Army | PVT 1954 - 1957 Korea

Robert Gilkyson

Gilkyson was a parachute rigger. He was responsible for all the gear he is wearing in the photo and the safety equipment on the airplanes. He served on the USS Ranger and sailed to Vietnam, Hong Kong and Hawaii. Planes from the Ranger flew Agent Orange into Vietnam. He also served on the USS Bennington.