Clay County South Dakota Veterans Services

Tiphany Johnson

Navy, Navy | E2 1987 - 1989 Persian Gulf

John Backhaus

Army, Army | SP4 1981 - 1984

Allen Ellison

Marines, Marines | SGT 1965 - 1970 Vietnam

Nate Hurowitz

Army, Army | SGT WWII

Anton W. Jensen

Army, Army | PFC WWI

Torsten G. Almberg

147th Field Artillery

Army, Army | TEC-4 WWII

Patrick A. Walz

Army, Army | SP5 1961 - 1964

Eugene Seiler

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

Air Force, Air Force | SGT WWII

John R. Richardson

Navy, Navy | 1942 - 1945 WWII

Melvin D. Walz

Army, Army | SP4 1957 - 1959

Roy Mortinsen

Activated 2003

Army, Army | CPT Persian Gulf

Gary D. Davis

Davis was stationed with A Battery (missile unit) on a mountain top in Alaska.

Army, Army | PFC 1963 - 1965 Vietnam

LaVerne Pauley

Army, Army | WWII

Edward C. Ellison

Navy, Navy | SN1C 1954 - 1957

David S. Dowd

Navy, Navy | SM2C Vietnam

George Baity

Air Force, Air Force | CPL WWII

Philo Meisenholder

Operations Officer 12th Air Force. He was killed in battle somewhere in North Africa.

Air Force, Air Force | LTCOL 1928 - 1943 WWII

Clifton Brunick

Army, Army | CPL WWII

Donald F. Iverson

Navy, Navy | Y3C WWII

Ralph A. Osmanson

Air Force, Air Force | SSGT Korea

Chad D. Stockland

Photo was taken in Iraq

Army, Army | SSG 2003 - 2005 Persian Gulf

Frederick N. Burr

Army, Army | PFC 1918 - 1919 WWI

James D. Taylor

Navy, Navy | F3C WWII, Korea

Robert J. Davis

6th Marines

Marines, Marines | 1LT WWII

Neil D. Brown

Chief Sonar Technician. This photo was taken in 1970 aboard the USS O'Callahan (DE 1051), a destroyer escort. The ship was on a gunfire support mission off the coast of Vung Tau, South Vietnam.

Navy, Navy | CPT 1958 - 1977 Vietnam

Jens Paulsen

Army, Army | PFC WWI

Merle V. Dwyer

Dwyer was part of the Army Air Force, precursor to the current Air Force.

Air Force, Air Force | SGT WWII

Dennis E. Dowd

Army, Army | 1971 - 1973 Vietnam

Harold K. Delaney

KIA July 16, 1944

Army, Army | CPL WWII

Jerry F. Sealey

Navy, Navy | S1C Vietnam

Parade of Heroes

109th Homecoming

Army, Army |

Ardell (Hap) Brown

Navy, Navy | RM3C WWII

Verne A. Ficken

Army, Army | MSGT WWII

Andrew P. Kirkebak

Army, Army | PFC WWI

Tristan Barton

Army, Army | 2005 - Persian Gulf

Brook Davis

This photo was take at Great Lakes in 1953.

Navy, Navy | S1C Korea

Robert Lund

Army, Army | PFC Korea

Keith Swensen

Air Force, Air Force | LTCOL Persian Gulf

Kermit F. Hall

Army, Army | SSGT WWII

Charles W. Lefler

Marines, Marines | SGT WWII

Robert J. Westman

Army, Army | SP4 Persian Gulf

Harlan Hanson

Hanson was a clerk at the "Far East Pentagon" in Camp Zama, Japan.

Army, Army | SP4 1957 - 1958

Roland V. Inberg

Army, Army | TSGT WWII

John T. Watts

Army, Army | LTCOL 1976 - 1998 Persian Gulf

Daniel Hubert

Navy, Navy | ENG2C Vietnam

Don Carlson

Air Force, Air Force | WWII, Korea

Forrest W. Leer

Navy, Navy | S1C WWII

James L. Hansen

Army, Army | SGT 1950 - 1952 Korea

William (Bill) Radigan

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

Army, Army |

Harold P. Nissen

Nissen sailed 50,000 miles in an enforced tour of the Middle East, Europe, Africa and South America. His visit to South America was necessitated when his ship was torpedoed.

Navy, Navy | 1942 - 1944 WWII

Michael Logue

Navy, Navy | 1991 - 1997 Persian Gulf

Raymond J. Kubik

Navy, Navy | 1952 - 1971 Korea, Vietnam

Lucius F. Ferry

South Dakota Infantry

Army, Army | PVT Spanish American Was

Jason U. Palmer

Palmer served in combat in Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe WDGO.He earned 3 bronze service stars for the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign.

Army, Army | SGT 1942 - 1947 WWII

Lester W. Carlson

Air Force, Air Force | SGT WWII

Vernon L. Abild

Navy, Navy | F/C 1945 - 1946 WWII

Boyd Ostrem

Army, Army | CPL Korea

Willie A. Weiland

Army, Army | SFC WWII, Korea

Leroy Backhaus

Army, Army | CPL 1946 - 1949

Jeff Rasmussen

Marines, Marines | CPL 1995 - 1999

A. C. Ulvog

Army, Army | PFC WWII

Elmer L. Mount

Army, Army | PFC 1951 - 1952 Korea

John B. Gilbaugh

Army, Army | SGT 1944 - 1946 WWII

Donald E. Girard

Air Force, Air Force | MSGT 1953 - 1973 Korea, Vietnam

Richard W. Walker

Army, Army | SP4 1975 - 1978

Past Heroes

Homecoming for 109th

Army, Army |

Melvin D. Stiegelmeyer

147th Field Artillery and Company B, 116th Medical Battalion. He served in Australia and New Guinea.

Army, Army | SGT WWII

Now Showing: Our Heroes

Army, Army |

Raymond O. Lee

Air Force, Air Force | A2C 1951 - 1954 Korea

Alden R. Eggleston

Naval Const.

Marines, Marines | WWII

Grand Army of the Republic

Henry Ferry is pictured in this group photo.

Army, Army | Civil War

Keith Jensen

Recon - Bushmasters

Army, Army | SGT Vietnam

Kenneth Christopherson

Army, Army | WO4 Vietnam

Loren D. Kronlokken

Kronlokken was at Chofo Hydroponic Farm, Company F, Tokyo Quarter master depot. In 1954, the farm shipped 12,000,000 lbs. of vegetables to Army units. Two thirds went to Korea. The Farm employed more than 800 Japanese citizens and had 55 acres of hydroponic beds and 270 acres of soil farm.