Clay County South Dakota Veterans Services

Stanley D. Jensen

Army,Army | SGT WWII

Grand Army of the Republic

Henry Ferry is pictured in this group photo.

Army,Army | Civil War

Charles P. Strom

Army National Guard

Army,Army | 1961 - 1962

Ralph A. Osmanson

Air Force,Air Force | SSGT Korea

Merle Christensen

Army,Army | PFC WWII

Elmer L. Mount

Army,Army | PFC 1951 - 1952 Korea

James Logue

Army,Army | SP4 Vietnam

George Bruyer & Raoul Gregoire

Army,Army | WWI

Gordon E. Brown

KIA. Served on the carrier escort Liscome Bay. The ship was sunk December 2, 1943 by a Japanese submarine.

Navy,Navy | Seaman 2C WWII

Charles O. Brunick

Brunick landed in France shortly after D-Day and was in continuous conflict until the Germans surrendered. He was in the 90th Infantry Division, Patton's 3rd Army. He was awarded a Bronze Star medal and three Battle Stars.

Army,Army | SGT 1942 - 1945 WWII

Henry L. Ferry

Union Army

Army,Army | 1st SGT Civil War

VFW Firing Squad

Carl Carlson, Gus Amundsen, Darrel Bensen, Walt Wade, Steve Krionaizl

Army,Army |

Micheal Chilarski

Air Force,Air Force | 1983 - 1994 Persian Gulf

Bill Barton

Barton served with the 30th "Old Hickory" division which spearheaded the 9th Army drive to Magdeburg, Germany. He traveled with the division through England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.

Army,Army | SGT WWII

Max S. Christol

Christol saw action with the 1st Armored Division in Iran, Algeria and Tunisia in 1942 and 1943. December 1943 saw Christol in Naples, Italy where he spent the next 1 1/2 year fighting across Italy and into Africa.

Army,Army | LTCOL 1941 - 1967 WWII, Korea, Vietnam

John H. Berke

Navy,Navy | CPO3C WWII

Uriah Walker

Marines,Marines | CPL 1997 - 2001 Persian Gulf

John W. Armstrong

Army,Army | SGT 1942 - 1945 WWII

Alan C. Walz

Navy,Navy | SN1C Vietnam

Arthur Jensen

Army,Army | PVT WWII

Victor E. Norling

Picture is from 1918.

Army,Army | PVT WWI

Michael W. Johnson

Army,Army | SGT 1976 - 1986

Lester L. Russell

Russell was a German POW. He was listed as missing in action February 17th 1943 in North Africa.

Army,Army | PVT WWII

Lowell B. Bast

Army,Army | SGT WWII

Donald A. Wylie

Navy,Navy | EMP3C 1948 - 1952 Korea

Manford L. Rye

Navy,Navy | BM2C WWII

Small Town

Homecoming for 109th

Army,Army |

Darrell Vognild

Navy,Navy | AME3 Vietnam

Darrel Larson

Army,Army | PFC Korea

Warren R. Nygaard

Navy,Navy | RM3C WWII

Ken Jasperson

Army,Army | SGT 1969 - 1971 Vietnam

Eric Fratzke

Army,Army | SSGT 2002 - 2004 Afghanistan and Iraq

Arthur G. Johansen

Army,Army | SGT Korea

Ole S. Larson

Army,Army | PVT WWI

Francis E. Hansen

Army,Army | PFC Korea

Thomas E. Bice

Army,Army | SP4 1969 - 1971 Vietnam

Leo Kruse

Army,Army | PFC WWI

Michael G. Millage

Navy,Navy | EMCA 1962 - 1964

Lowell S. Hansen

Army,Army | WWII

Philip J. Manning

Navy,Navy | S1CAC WWII

Richard L. Hemmingson

Hemmingson was part of a tank battalion in Korea.

Army,Army | PFC 1951 - 1953 Korea

Kermit F. Hall

Army,Army | SSGT WWII

Scott A. Kronaizl

Desert Storm

Marines,Marines | CPL 1988 - 1992 Persia Gulf

Duane Andersen

Liberty Ship USS Jose G. Benitez. 1942 - 1945

Navy,Navy | Signalman WWII

Morris E. Ellison

Air Force,Air Force | TSGT WWII

Army,Army | SSG Afghanistan

Charles H. Wetmore

Army,Army | PFC 1942 - 1946 WWII

Edward P. Lake

Army,Army | PFC WWII

Lorraine Walsh Yarber

Army,Army | SSG

Ralph M. Knutson

Air Force,Air Force | SSGT WWII

Donald F. Iverson

Navy,Navy | Y3C WWII

Roger A. Walz

Army,Army | SGT 1957 - 1963

Leland (Bud) Hult

Army,Army | SP3 1953 - 1957 Korea

M. Daryl Jorgenson

Jorgenson served in Australia, Philippines, and New Guinea

Army,Army | PFC 1943 - 1946 WWII

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.