born Fingal, ND 1 Feb 20; resident Barnes County, ND; entered AUS Valley City, ND 1 Apr 41; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 4 Aug 44 France; buried in Plot 1, Grave 1, Section G, Holy Trinity Cemetery, Fingal, ND.

born Grenora, ND 6 Dec 16; resident Divide County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 24 Apr 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 1 Oct 42 New Caledonia; buried Grenora Cemetery, Grenora, ND.

born Carrington, ND 20 Jul 20; resident Foster County, ND; entered AUS Carrington, ND 10 Feb 41; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 1 Apr 44 South Pacific Area; buried in Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, ND.

born Ambrose, ND 9 Jun 21; resident Divide County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 10 Jan 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 12 Jul 43 Pacific Area; buried in Lot 5, Block 237, Ambrose Cemetery, Ambrose, ND.

born Turtle Lake, ND 24 Oct 24; resident McLean County, ND; entered US Army Ft Snelling, MN 15 Apr 43; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 18 Sep 43 Southwest Pacific Area; buried in Plot 53, Now 1, Grave 1, Turtle Lake Cemetery, Turtle Lake, ND.

born Reynolds, ND 12 May 16; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered US Navy Mpls, MN 4 May 38; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; KIA 7 Dec 41 Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; buried in Plot C, Grave 631, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

The USS OKLAHOMA Memorial was dedicated 7 December 2007 on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor. The memorial stands on the shores of Ford Island, next to the former berth of the Oklahoma. Today the USS Missouri museum is moored where the Oklahoma was moored when she was sunk.

Donald M Severinson was born in Reynolds, Traill County, North Dakota on February 18, 1925. He enlisted on March 23, 1944, and entered the United States Navy in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 22, 1944; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service March 7, 1945, in Honolulu, Hawaii; buried in Plot C, Grave 449, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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born Mandan, ND 19 Nov 10; resident Richland County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 8 Jun 42; died in service 13 Jan 43 Anoka, MN; buried in Mandan Union Cemetery, Mandan, ND.

born Hamberg, ND 20 Oct 17; resident Wells County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 19 Feb 42; served Asiatic Pacific Theater; died in service 14 Jun 43 Australia; buried in Block 25, Section C, Grave 14429, Ft Snelling National Cemetery, Mpls, MN.

born Fargo, ND 19 Apr 25; resident Cass County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, MN 21 Jun 43; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 6 Jan 45 Belgium; buried in Plot R, Row 1, Grave 6, Section B, Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Fargo, ND.