Clay County South Dakota Veterans Services

Levern Larson

Army | MDTEC4 WWII

Wilbur W. Brunick

USS Farragut

Navy | S1C WWII

Thomas F. Kronaizl

Army | PFC WWII

Skeeter R. Muecke

Army | SGT 2009 - 2014 Persian Gulf

Sion Z. Mette

USS Dubuque LPD-8, Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom

Navy | SM3 1998 - 2002 Persian Gulf

Melvin D. Walz

Army | SP4 1957 - 1959

Dwyce Wince

Wince was aboard the USS Pillsbury, which was reported lost March 1, 1942 as a result of enemy action. It is believed that the vessel was lost in the vicinity of Bali Strait following an engagement with the enemy.

Navy | MM 1934 - 1942 WWII

Delsmore Larson

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

Air Force | WWII

Torsten I. Bystrom

Army | PVT WWI

David Mitchell

Army | 1LT Vietnam

M. Daryl Jorgenson

Jorgenson served in Australia, Philippines, and New Guinea

Army | PFC 1943 - 1946 WWII

William (Bill) Radigan

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

Army |

William H. Bergman

Army | TEC4 WWII

Jerry A. Walz

Army | SGT 1960 - 1964

Alfred Ulvog

Ulvog immigrated from Hitra, Norway in 1914. He obtained his citizenship and joined the Army in 1918.

Army | PVT 1918 - 1919 WWI

Forrest W. Leer

Navy | S1C WWII

Marlowe L. Iverson

Navy | RM3C WWII

Edwin Leer

Army | CPT WWII

Luverne F. Dixon

KIA

Army | SGT WWII

Richard W. Walker

Army | SP4 1975 - 1978

Alfred B. Buckneberg

Army | SSGT WWII

William J. Radigan

Air Force | LtCol 1963 - 2003

Harold A. Denison

Denison was a member of the US Army Air Force, which was a precursor to the current Air Force. He was reported missing in the South Pacific July 6, 1943.

Air Force | SSGT WWII

Donald J. Lynch

Lynch started with the merchant marine, then switched to Coast Guard. He was on duty in Honolulu, Hawaii during the Pearl Harbor attack. Lynch contracted tuberculosis in 1942 and was hospitalized for nearly a year before he passed away.

Navy | SN 1938 - 1943 WWII

Ervin Jensen

Army | PFC WWII

Stanley P. Munger

Boat Group Officer, Amphibious Forces, Pacific Theatre. USS Capricornus AKA 57.

Navy | LTJG 1944 - 1946 WWII

Denny Duin

Marines | SGT Vietnam

Alan D. Ruedebusch

Air Force | SGT 1965 - 1969 Vietnam

Maynard E. Swee

Army | PFC 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 | CPT 1958 - 1977 Vietnam

Herbert Peterson

Marines | PVT WWI

Larry Lofgren

Air Force | A2C 1956 - 1960

Philip H. Ferry

South Dakota Infantry

Army | PVT Spanish American War

Merle V. Dwyer

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

Air Force | SGT WWII

Harold B. McDonald

Army | PFC WWI

Albin Edmond Strand

Albin Edmond Strand , U.S. Army, WW II 1942 - 1945, Private

Army | Private 1942 - 1945 WWII

James H. Hall

Navy | CS3c 1967 - 1971 Vietnam

Gerald C. Bernard

Marines | PFC Korea

John H. Jensen

Army | CPL Korea

Kenneth Kahler

Navy | E-1

Keith Jensen

Recon - Bushmasters

Army | SGT Vietnam

Robert J. & Eugene J. Dwyer

Eugene, SGT, Army Air Corps, 1940 - 1945. Robert, S1C, Navy, 1942 - 1946.

Air Force, Navy | WWII

Donald D. Olson

Air Force | SGT 1968 - 1970 Vietnam

Jordan Backhaus

Navy | SB 1973 - 1978 Vietnam

Richard L. Hemmingson

Hemmingson was part of a tank battalion in Korea.

Army | PFC 1951 - 1953 Korea

Maurice C. Severson

Army | PVT Korea

Laurel E. Boline

Air Force | Lt Col WWII

Richard Stensaas

Army | SP4 1961 - 1962

Howard K. Ahlgrim

KIA

Air Force | A1C WWII

Ardell (Hap) Brown

Navy | RM3C WWII

Dennis E. Dowd

Army | 1971 - 1973 Vietnam

James L. Hansen

Army | SGT 1950 - 1952 Korea

Willard Peterson

Army | SSGT WWII

William Larson

Army | PVT WWI

Freemond Seney

Air Force | SGT WWII

Denwood C. Hult

Air National Guard

Air Force | 1967 - 1973

Ernest Schmidt

Navy | PO3 Korea

Donald J. Johnson

Johnson was killed in Korea during the battle of Pork Chop Hill on July 11, 1953. He was a member of the 7th Division , 32nd Regiment.

Army | PFC 1952 - 1953 Korea

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 | SGT WWII

Warren W. Morse

Submarine Service

Navy | 1939 - 1946 WWII

Howard Halvorson

Army | PFC Korea

Ernest C. Delaney

KIA September 22, 1944

Army | Technician 4th Grade WWII

Terri A. Lawrensen Johnson

Navy | 1977 - 1979

John S. Peterson

Navy | PO1C 1997 - 2003 Persian Gulf

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.