ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Sargent County, ND 12 Jan 19; resident Sargent County, ND; entered US Army Ft Snelling, Minn 19 Jun 40; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; died in service 11 Mar 44 Italy; buried in Plot 36, Row 4, Grave 2, Section 9, Concordia Cemetery, Milnor, ND.

Robert James Odegaard was born in Kindred, Cass County, North Dakota on April 16, 1921 to Ingvald Simensen Odegaard and Lottie Hansine Johanson Odegaard.  He entered the United States Navy in San Francisco, California on July 3, 1942, and served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater. Petty Officer Odegaard was hospitalized after becoming ill on a ship leaving Oakland, California, carrying occupation troops to Japan and died in service on August 9, 1946. He is buried in St John's Cemetery, Horace, Cass County, North Dakota.

Sources: Ancestry; Find A Grave

born Tioga, ND 5 con 17, resident Williams County, ND; entered US Navy Los Angeles, Calif 12 Jul 40; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 27 May 45 Pacific Area; listed on the Okinawa Peace Memorial, Okinawa, Japan.

born Pierce County, ND 13 Jun 23; resident Pierce County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 27 Jan 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 1 Feb 45 Luzon, PI; buried in Grave 13810, Block 24, Section C, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.

born Langdon, ND 18 Oct 19; resident Cavalier County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 2 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 16 Jun 44 France; buried in Calvary Cemetery, Langdon, ND

born Grand Forks, ND 26 Feb 07; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered AUS Grand Forks, ND 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 20 Nov 42 Guadalcanal; buried in Plot N, Grave 672, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

born Arena, ND 22 Dec 19; resident Kidder County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 18 Nov 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 31 Mar 45 Germany; buried in Block 17, Lot 117, Tuttle Cemetery, Tuttle, ND.

born Hamar, ND 14 Apr 18; resident Cass County, ND; entered US Army Ft Snelling, Minn 27 Dec 39; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 31 Jan 45 Belgium; buried in Grave 5231, Section 1C, Richmond National Cemetery, Richmond, Va.

born Grand Forks, ND 12 Jun 20; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered AUS Grand Forks, ND 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 20 Nov 42 Guadalcanal; buried in Plot E, Grave 1/2 17, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

born Linton, ND 16 Jul 33; resident Emmons County, ND; entered US Navy Fargo, ND 3 Jan 52; served in Korea; died in service 28 Jan 53 Oakland, Calif; buried in Block 29, Quarter 4, Grave 5, St Peter and Paul Cemetery, Strasburg, ND.