Clay County South Dakota Veterans Services

Clifford J. Burrus

Burrus was with the 424th Battalion of the 106th Infantry. He was missing in action December 17,1944 after the battle of the Bulge, St. Vith, Belgium. He is the son of Lilbert C. and Harriet Burrus of Meckling.

Army,Army | PVT WWII

Gordon Christopherson

Army,Army | Major WWII

Donald H. Bystrom

16th Signal Radio Relay Co.

Army,Army | CPL Korea

American Pride

109th Homecoming

Army,Army |

Jerry A. Walz

Army,Army | SGT 1960 - 1964

Raymond O. Lee

Air Force,Air Force | A2C 1951 - 1954 Korea

Brooks Johnson

Active duty - Iraq. Son of Senator Tim Johnson.

Air Force,Air Force | SSGT Persia Gulf

Loyal O. Westeen

Army,Army | PVT 1944 - 1945 WWII

Sidney Engman

KIA. Served with the 3rd Army in France.

Army,Army | PFC WWII

Kermit F. Hall

Army,Army | SSGT WWII

Harold L. Cusick

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

Army,Army | TEC5 1941 - 1944 WWII

Floyd (Sonny) Nielsen

Army,Army | SSGT Korea

Junior Iverson

Army,Army | PFC WWII

Dean L. Nelson

Army,Army | PVT 1958 - 1960

Albin Edmond Strand

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

Army,Army | Private 1942 - 1945 WWII

Maynard E. Swee

Army,Army | PFC WWII

Robert G. Bystrom

1st Marine DIvision

Marines,Marines | CPL WWII

Cecil W. Olson

SD National Guard

Army,Army | CPL 1948 - 1953

Glenn N. Danielson

Danielson was with the VPB 26 Patrol Bombing Squadron

Navy,Navy | ARM2C WWII

Stanley P. Munger

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

Navy,Navy | LTJG 1944 - 1946 WWII

Larry Gray

Army,Army | SGT 1968 - 1970 Vietnam

Lowell T. Maude

Army,Army | CPL Korea

Darrell Vognild

Navy,Navy | AME3 Vietnam

Wilfred A. Doty

Army,Army | SSGT 1940 - 1945 WWII

Leo Kruse

Army,Army | PFC WWI

Allen G. Gosnell

Army,Army | SGT 1950 - 1952 Korea

James R. Hensley

Navy,Navy | SN1C 1942 - 1946 WWII

Halverson, Randy

Marines,Marines | CPL 1968 - 1971 Vietnam

Donald Mitchell

Naval Reserve

Navy,Navy | LT WWII

Gerald C. Bernard

Marines,Marines | PFC Korea

Leonard F. Bottolfson

Army,Army | CPL Korea

Adrian Ulvog Group Photo

Adrian is 3rd from the right in this photo.

Army,Army | SFC 1939 - 1962 WWII, Korea

Keith Collar

Army,Army | CPL Korea

Glenn Lawrensen

Navy,Navy | Y2C 1951 - 1955 Korea

Alfred B. Buckneberg

Army,Army | SSGT WWII

Leland (Chris) Swensen

Navy,Navy | SKCS 1957 - 1976 Vietnam

Robert Ugofsky

Navy,Navy | BT3 1991 - 1995 Persian Gulf

Matthew A. Johnson

Army,Army | SGT 1976 - 1980

Ernest B. Cap

Cap made 2 invasions with the Army in 1944. On January 8, 1945, a kamikaze plane crashed into his ship, killing several men. The next day they began the invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Philippines.

Navy,Navy | RM2C 1943 - 1946 WWII

Ruth Stensaas Masters

Army,Army | 1LT 1943 - 1945 WWII

Russell F. Heikes

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

Air Force,Air Force | 1LT WWII

George O. Wathier

Air Force,Air Force | 1975 - 1977

Arnold Walz

Army,Army | SGT WWII

Ray A. Hofman

Army,Army | SP4 1974 - 1976 Vietnam

Michael Flaherty

Activated 2003 - Kosovo

Army,Army | SGT Persia Gulf

Alden R. Eggleston

Naval Const.

Marines,Marines | WWII

Toby (Stanley) Larson

Larson was stationed at HQ, 8th Army in Yokohama, Japan. Pictured with him is his brother, Verlyn.

Army,Army | 1945 - 1946 WWII

Gordon K. Moore

Moore was appointed to West Point in June, 1970 by Congressman Ben Reifel. He received the Legion of Merit

Army,Army | LTCOL 1970 - 1997 Vietnam, Persian Gulf

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,Navy | MM 1934 - 1942 WWII

Ronald Bice

Army,Army | SGT 1965 - 1969 Vietnam

Jim Schmulbach

Marines,Marines | 1LT Korea

William O'Connor II

This photo was taken in Iraq

Army,Army | SGT Persian Gulf

Robert Kyte

Navy,Navy | EM3C 1972 - 1976 Vietnam

Marvin Brunick

Army,Army | LTCOL WWII, Korea

Wayne A. Morse

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

Army,Army | CPL WWII

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

Nylis G. Renschler, II

Army - 7 years Air Force - 12 years

Air Force,Army,Air Force,Army |

Raoul J. Gregoire

Army,Army | PFC WWI

Paul J. McMunigal

Air Force,Air Force | 1941 - 1945 WWII

Lawrence (Ludey) Williams

USS Baltimore

Navy,Navy | SN WWII

Arnold P. Ostrem

Army,Army | SP4 1953 - 1955 Korea

Eiler F. Jensen

Army,Army | PFC WWI

Phillips B. Crew

Paratrooper

Army,Army | CPT WWII

Gail G. Jensen

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

Air Force,Air Force | SSGT WWII

Douglas W. Lingberg

Navy,Navy | SN1C WWII

Harry Gamage

Served in North Africa in 1944.

Army,Army | Major WWII

Robert V. Jorgenson

Army,Army | CPL WWII

Howard Halvorson

Army,Army | PFC Korea

Marching of the Colors

Clay County Veterans Memorial Dedication November 11, 2000.

Army,Army |

Warren R. Nygaard

Navy,Navy | RM3C 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.