ND Veterans Affairs News: State

born Overly, ND 1 Dec 11; resident Traill County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 24 Feb 42; served European African Middle Eastern and Asiatic Pacific Theaters; died in service 24 May 45 Philipine Islands; buried in Lot 65, Grave 2, Emmanuel Cemetery, Hillsboro, ND.

born Coulee, ND 8 Apr 20; resident Mountrail County, ND; entered AUS Missoula, Mont 23 May 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 21 Oct 44 North Sea; buried in Lot 46, Block 1, Section 12, Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, ND.

born Coulee, ND 8 May 18; resident Mountrail County, ND; entered AUS Ft Missoula, Mont 19 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 9 Jan 43 Southwest Pacific Area; buried in Lot 45, Block 1, Section 12, Rosehill Cemetery, Minot, ND.

born Sheyenne, ND 21 Nov 11; resident Kidder County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 27 May 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 9 Sep 44 France; buried in Section 3, St Petri Cemetery, Tuttle, ND

born Walhalla, ND 26 Oct 25; resident Cavalier County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 3 Dec 43; died in service 17 Sep 44 Westover Field, MA; buried in Walhalla Hillside Cemetery, Walhalla, ND.

born Fargo, ND 2 Apr 05; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 21 Mar 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 8 Oct 44 France; buried in Grave 486-S Section B-1, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.

Robert Milton Norby was born on May 5, 1919, in Havana, North Dakota. His parents' names were Alex and Selma Norby. He had five brothers and one sister; their names were Kenneth, Lester, Lloyd, Maloy, Gladys, and Wenzel. He spent all of his childhood in Havana. Robert attended Tewaukon Township School, a country school in North Dakota, but he could not finish high school because of work on the farm. After school he worked for Fred Bessler and Ted Hanson on neighboring farms. In his free time, he liked to help on the farm and play baseball with his brothers and sister.

born Rugby, ND 1 May 18; resident Barnes County, ND; entered AUS Seattle, Wash 2 Jan 44; died in service 9 Feb 44 Camp Barkeley, Tex; burial place unk.

born Fargo, ND 26 Mar 22; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 13 Nov 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 10 Aug 44 New Guinea; memorialized in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo, ND.

born Northwood, ND 11 Aug 17; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered AUS Los Angeles, Calif 10 Jul 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 16 Aug 43 Kiska, Alaska; buried in Grave 687, Row 19, Section B, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California