Spring Lake Township near Hetland in Kingsbury County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial

December 10, 2023

1. Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial, Plaque One

Inscription.

Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial. . , Plaque One: , These men of the Lake Whitewood Congregation , offered their lives in defense of humanity in the Great World War 1914-1918, United States Navy , Edwin Farness · Oscar Oanes , John Hetland · Edward Melstad , Carl Peterson, Overseas Service , Julian Thompson · Edward Gustavson , Arthur Pederson · Emil Hugaas , Oscar Olson · Theodore Olson , Seth Hetland · Eddie Olson , Henry Thorsness · Martin Bergerson , Alfred Colby · Fred Billings , Adolph Gullickson · Edward Erickson , Garry Stangeland · Reinert Nilson, Domestic Service , Selmer Colby · Ole Sunding , George Johnson · Oscar Stangeland , Carl Melstad · Arthur Starkson, Plaque Two: , United States Military Veterans from Lake Whitewood Lutheran Church, World War II 1939-1945 , Kenneth Anderson · LeVerne Colby · Richard Colby · Donald Falla · Glen Gudmestad · Robert Gunderson · Charles Hagen · Erwin Haufschild · Ross Haufschild · William Haufschild · Ray Johnson · Belden Kapelle · LaVerne Larson · Arthur Matson · Maurice Matson · Harvey Melstad · Juel Melstad · Gordon Mydland · Dwaine Nelson · Eldon Nielsen · Orville Oanes · Ray Olson · Leslie Paulson · Marvin Paulson · Palmer Paulson · John S Syverson Jr · Gillard Tenneboe · Lloyd Tenneboe · Norman Tenneboe · Wendell Unverzagt · Avis (Kapelle) Kinsman · Martin Steffensen · Gladys (Unverzagt) Richter · Kingsley Dahl · Leonard Engdahl · Howard Melstad · Helge Larson · Donald Shelden · Shirley (Lee) Olson · Roy Warne, Korean War 1950-1953 , John Baker · Duane Bogstad · Holger "Bud" Chirstensen · Lyle Gudmestad · Robert Gudmestad · Darwin Johnson · LeRoy Severson · Ronald Soren · Ralph Best · Harold Sorenson · Edward Strohm, Vietnam War 1965-1975 , Roger Austad · Mike Balderston · Dennis Brunick · Randy Dahl · Jerry Engdahl · Dean Jenson · Jay Jenson · Donald Johnson Jr. · Dennis Larson · Ronald Larsen · Ellen (Nielsen) Wasik · Danny Nelson · Shane Nelson · Dennis Ryland · James Syverson · Terry Tenneboe · David Nelson · Richard Syverson · Lowell Johnson · Howard Wagenaar · Jean (Biemond) Syverson

Plaque One:
These men of the Lake Whitewood Congregation
offered their lives in defense of humanity in the Great World War 1914-1918

United States Navy
Edwin Farness · Oscar Oanes
John Hetland · Edward Melstad
Carl Peterson

Overseas Service
Julian Thompson · Edward Gustavson
Arthur Pederson · Emil Hugaas
Oscar Olson · Theodore Olson
Seth Hetland · Eddie Olson
Henry Thorsness · Martin Bergerson
Alfred Colby · Fred Billings
Adolph Gullickson · Edward Erickson
Garry Stangeland · Reinert Nilson

Domestic Service
Selmer Colby · Ole Sunding
George Johnson · Oscar Stangeland
Carl Melstad · Arthur Starkson

Plaque Two:
United States Military Veterans from Lake Whitewood Lutheran Church

World War II 1939-1945
Kenneth Anderson · LeVerne Colby · Richard Colby · Donald Falla · Glen Gudmestad · Robert Gunderson · Charles Hagen · Erwin Haufschild · Ross Haufschild · William Haufschild · Ray Johnson · Belden Kapelle · LaVerne Larson · Arthur Matson · Maurice Matson · Harvey Melstad · Juel Melstad · Gordon Mydland · Dwaine Nelson · Eldon Nielsen · Orville Oanes · Ray

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Olson · Leslie Paulson · Marvin Paulson · Palmer Paulson · John S Syverson Jr · Gillard Tenneboe · Lloyd Tenneboe · Norman Tenneboe · Wendell Unverzagt · Avis (Kapelle) Kinsman · Martin Steffensen · Gladys (Unverzagt) Richter · Kingsley Dahl · Leonard Engdahl · Howard Melstad · Helge Larson · Donald Shelden · Shirley (Lee) Olson · Roy Warne

Korean War 1950-1953
John Baker · Duane Bogstad · Holger "Bud" Chirstensen · Lyle Gudmestad · Robert Gudmestad · Darwin Johnson · LeRoy Severson · Ronald Soren · Ralph Best · Harold Sorenson · Edward Strohm

Vietnam War 1965-1975
Roger Austad · Mike Balderston · Dennis Brunick · Randy Dahl · Jerry Engdahl · Dean Jenson · Jay Jenson · Donald Johnson Jr. · Dennis Larson · Ronald Larsen · Ellen (Nielsen) Wasik · Danny Nelson · Shane Nelson · Dennis Ryland · James Syverson · Terry Tenneboe · David Nelson · Richard Syverson · Lowell Johnson · Howard Wagenaar · Jean (Biemond) Syverson

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.

Location. 44° 19.157′ N, 97° 13.751′ W. Marker is near Hetland, South Dakota, in Kingsbury County. It

Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial, Plaque Two image. Click for full size.

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2. Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial, Plaque Two

is in Spring Lake Township. Memorial can be reached from 449th Avenue, half a mile north of 212th Street, on the right when traveling north. Located at Lake Whitewood Lutheran Church and Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21146 449th Ave, Arlington SD 57212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Arlington Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.7 miles away); Kingsbury County (approx. 5.7 miles away); Brookings County (approx. 5.7 miles away); Lake County South Dakota (approx. 9.9 miles away); Kingsbury County / Lake County (approx. 9.9 miles away); Badus – Pioneer Swiss Colony (approx. 12.6 miles away); Original Badus Swiss Colony Site (approx. 12.6 miles away); St. Ann's Catholic Church of Badus (approx. 12.6 miles away).

Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial, from the east image. Click for full size.

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3. Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial, from the east

Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial, from the west image. Click for full size.

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4. Lake Whitewood Veterans Memorial, from the west

Lake Whitewood Time Capsule image. Click for full size.

December 10, 2023

5. Lake Whitewood Time Capsule

Lake Whitewood 1983
Centennial Capsule
Suggested Opening in 2033

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 28, 2023. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 28, 2023.