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For all that you have sacrificed
For our country and for our freedom. . .
SDPB HONOR ROLL
In Memory of...
Rank | First Name | Last Name | Hometown | Branch of Service | notes: |
M/Sgt | Anton L. | Meyer | Andover, SD | USAF | WWII/Korea |
EM2 | Warren D. | Anderson | Buffalo Gap, SD | Navy | |
PVT | Donald | Johnson | Burbank, SD | Army | |
SKD2C | Wilson W. | Krause | Clear Lake, SD | Navy | |
PVT | Owen J. | Grothe | DeSmet, SD | Army | WWI |
Sgt. | Glenn H. | Waltner | Freeman, SD | Army | |
George L. | Hall | Gettysburg, SD | USMC | ||
PFC | Harry Richard | Hall | Gettysburg, SD | Army | killed in Korea |
PFC | Thomas W. | Rundle | Lead, SD | Army | Infantry |
PVT | Joseph (Eddy) | Ward | Lemmon, SD | 361st Engineer Construction Battalion | Korea |
1st LT | Gerald Vernon | Albertson | Madison, SD | Army | WWII/Korea |
S/Sgt | William E. | Bertsch | Menno, SD | Army | |
Tec-5 | Louis | Heisinger | Parkston, SD | Army | |
1st LT | Wayne | Carmody | Sioux Falls, SD | USMC | |
T-4 | George R. | Murray | Sioux Falls, SD | Paratrooper | |
SGT | Gordon L. | Blegen | Vienna, SD | Army | |
Wagoner | Albert W. | Newstrom | Vienna, SD | Army | WWI |
EN3 | Duane L. | Newstrom | Vienna, SD | Navy | Korea |
MSGT | Clair E. | Woodard | White, SD | Army | |
Pfc | George Donald | Sorbol | Wilmot, SD | Army | WWII-Battle of Leyte |
In Honor of...
1st LT | L'Nora Bowden | Bylander | Beresford, SD | Army | |
Dale | Clites | Carthage, SD | Air Corps | Purple Heart Veteran | |
MSGT | Wilbur J. | Ching | Castlewood, SD | Air Force | |
MoMM 1/C | Dale Raymond | Cook | Chamberlain, SD | Navy | 1939-1945 |
Capt. | Harry R. | Woodward | Hot Springs, SD | Army | Soldier's Medal |
Sgt. | Raymond R. | Steiber | Mitchell, SD | Field Art. 147th | |
Staff SGT | James A. | Raysor | Pierre, SD | Army | |
SGT | John W. | Bickford | Rapid City, SD | Army | |
Capt. | Kenneth G. | Custis | Scotland, SD | Army | |
Sgt. | Dale | Stewart | Scotland, SD | Army | |
Sgt. | Burdette R. | Miller | Sioux Falls, SD | Army | |
A.L. | Johnson | Trail City, SD | Army | WWII | |
Gordon | Johnson | Trail City, SD | Army | WWII | |
John B. | Johnson | Trail City, SD | Army | WWII | |
Raymond R. | Johnson | Trail City, SD | Army | Korea | |
RM1 | Merlyn A. | Newstrom | Vienna, SD | Navy | Korea |
Seaman 1st | Robert L. | Reoh | Vienna, SD | Navy | WWII |
All Service Personal | from: Post 5548 VFW Quarter Master, | ||||
Wessington Springs |
Online Media Archive | South Dakota WWII Memorial Site |
Pearl Harbor Stories Site | South Dakota WWII Honor Roll |
Joe Foss: American Ace Site | DSU WWII Photo Archive |
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For ON DEMAND coverage of the Dedication click on the RealAudio link for SDPR
and the RealVideo
link for SDPTV. Parade via RealVideo Dedication audio Dedication video Transcript of Governor Janklow's Address |
A CD of SDPR documentary "Dakota Heroes", about South Dakota's role during World War II, is available from SDPB. Cost is $9.95 plus $3 shipping and handling (shipping and handling charge waived for members of the Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting). Call 1-800-456-0766 to order your copy.
A highlights video of the South Dakota World War II Memorial Dedication is available from SDPB. Cost is $19.95 plus $5 shipping and handling. A video of the South Dakota World War II Memorial Parade available from SDPB. Cost is $19.95 plus $5 shipping and handling (shipping and handling charge waived for members of the Friends of South Dakota Public Broadcasting). Call 1-800-456-0766.
Sponsors
South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s coverage of the South Dakota World War II Memorial Dedication is sponsored by the Friends of SDPB, Black Hills Corporation and SDN Communications.