White in Brookings County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
White Area Veterans Memorial
June 19, 2024
1. White Area Veterans Memorial Marker
Inscription.
White Area Veterans Memorial. . , In Memory of All American Veterans , This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal - to valiantly protect our country's freedoms. , The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever and wherever democracy exists. , The American veteran - forever a symbol of heroism, sacrifice, loyalty and freedom. , American Legion Post 88, Plaza bricks (by row): , American Legion Post #88 · Robert Anderson world war two Korea · Harold Higgins world war one KIA · Fredrick Jessen world war one KIA · Ramon A. Schulz Korea 1949-1952 Army Airborne · Joseph J. Poss Army 1944-1945 Okinawa KIA · George Daniels 16th Cld Inf Co H 1863-1866 · Robert Schulz Navy 1952-1956 · Ronald R. Poss Navy 1966-1968 Seabees · Jeff I. Schulz Sp4 NG 1966-72 · Cpt Tina Knutson Army 1991-2012 Iraq OND 2011 · Gary J. Schulz SSgt USMC 73-79 · Floyd J. Walker Army 1942-1944 KIA New Guinea · Chp Dale Goetz KIA Afghanistan 1984-90 2004-10 · Rufus Ames Army world war one · Robert Vaselaar Army world war two Co B 65th Sig Batt · Leslie Grieme Purple Heart Tank Div world war two · Cecil C. Welch Cmdr MC Navy 1927-1945 KIA · Gene Ames Navy world war two · Chester Tyler Army world war one · Walter Wilcox world war two 1941-1946 Marine Corp · John R. Knutson Navy 1967-1969 Seabees · Richard Ames Navy 1952-1956 · N. M. Bud Tyler CMOMM Navy 1939-1945 · Paul C. Poss world war two Bronze Star Purple Heart · Clair Woodard 531AAA (AW) Bn Army world war two · Michael Davis Navy 1963-1966 · Philip D. Davis Army 1861-1865 · Edmund Schafer Navy world war two Army Korean War · Ronald L. Haase Navy · Robert R. Davis Navy 1943-1945 · Maurice H. Poss Army 1942-1945 · Marvin Lamb world war two 1942-1946 Purple Heart · George J. Madsen Army 1951-1953 · Ginger M. Nelson Army 1992-1995 · Curtis Smith Navy 1952-1956 · Don Edward Yule Navy · Gary Hartley Army 1969-1971 , Marine Corps . United States of America, Ronald Tolrud Navy 1964-1968 Vietnam · Gail F. Pike Gunners Mate Navy 1942-1945 · Brian L. Schmidt SDNG 1985-1997 Desert Storm · Clinton Berndt SSgt SDNG 52-62 · Jeffrey Berndt MSgt Air Force · Joe Melicher Army world war one · David Olson Army Vietnam · Herbert Lokken Army 1950-1952 · C. Craig Culver Army 1968-1971 Vietnam · Alvin Schmidt Air Force Korea · Donald Lokken Navy 1980-1984 · Sandra Bergjord Orlick Army 1985-1988 · Curtis B. Lee Army 1973-1976 · Darrell Robbins Tec5 Army world war two South Pacific · Leo J. Melicher Army world war one · Samuel J. DeYoung world war two Army 41-46 · Thomas Ohlsen USMC world war two Pacific Theater · Melvin Robbins SSgt Air Force Pacific Europe · Mathew Olson Jr. Navy world war two · Marvin Van Ningen Korea 1951-52 · SFC John Hamer Army 7th SF NSDO 1985-2006 · Gene P. Wilts USAF 1982-1986 · Gary G. Watts Navy 1959-1983 Seabees · Harold C. Feige "Bill" Army 1944-1946 · Daniel Paprocki Navy AE 2 1967-1970 · Ernest D. Hamer Army 1961-1963 · George Hartley Army 1950-1952 Korean War · Chad Hartley Iraq 2003-04 Afg 2010-11 Army · Edward E. Dommer SI Navy world war two 1943-1946 · Vern Woodard Army world war two · Bruce E. Dommer Army 1973-1975 · Kurt H. Wiese Army 1954-1956 Ted Selken Navy 1943-1946 Gunners Mate world war two · Delwyn Miller Army 1968-71 · Lewellyn Weeks Army 1955-1958 · Edward Smith SFC Army Ret 1964-67 and 75-91 · Clement Smith Navy 1959-1963 · Terrence Smith Army 1974-1976 · Robert M. Smith LCdr USN Ret 1962-1989 · Timothy Smith Army 1974-1976 · Charles Smith USMC and US Army 1956-58 and 62-65 · William Smith MSgt USAF Ret 1955-1975 , Navy . United States of America, William Lucas world war two · Cliff Quincey Army 1942-1944 · Keith A. Meyer Army EMC 40-45 Red Bull Div · C. Emil Rishoi world war one France Army 1917-1918 · Barron A. Meyer Army 1970-1972 · Harold E. Haber Korean War USAF 1952-1956 · Leroy Patrick SDNG 1953-1957 · Allan G. Watt Army world war two · Dennis L. Haber Air Force 1971-1975 · Murl A. Patrick Army 1955-1957 · George R. Ruehl Army world war two · Pete Eekhoff Army 1968-1970 Airborne · William Quincey Navy 1917-1919 · John V. Kleinjan Vietnam Sgt Army 1964-1966 · Dick Akkerman Army world war one · Barron L. Seas Army 1964-1968 · Bruce B. Lee Navy 1954-1958 · Arthur R. Smith world war two PFC · David A. Strom Lt Col USAF 1972-1993 · Olaf Bren Army 1918-1919 · Samuel Mohler USAF 2004-2010 · Donald E. Bren SSgt AF 51-59 · Wm Sheffield Jr. USAF 1952-1956 · Delbert Robbins 1951-1954 Navy · Tracia L Murphy-Hogue USAF 1987-1991 · Charles Mohler Army 1978-1991 · Wm. Bud Dempsey USAF Korea Air Rescue · Genevieve Irene Dempsey Waves 1944-1946 · Dale F. Murphy 1951-1954 Air Force · Harry Dempsey Army world war one · S. C. Mohler Jr. Army 1940-1960 · Gene Murphy Sgt Army 68-70 Vietnam 1968-70 · Robert F. Murphy Lt Col Army 67-87 Vietnam 68-69 · Charles H. Barg Army Germany 6-30-55 5-28-58 · Sp5 Jim Murphy Jr. Army 1968-1970 · Jim Murphy Sr. Cpl Army 41-50 world war two · David Murphy Navy 1970-1974 · Sp4 Ken Murphy Army 1969-1972 Vietnam 1970-71 · Curtis E. Murphy Navy 1953-1961 · Vernard Murphy Navy 1942-1945 · Ernest J. Murphy Army 1941-1943 , Army . United States of America, Gladys Bergman Army Nurse 2nd Lt 1942-45 · Elmer K. Bakke Army 1918-1919 · Garth Graslie Air Force 1972-1978 · Rich McKinney USMC 1970-1972 · Norman E. Grande Army Sgt 41-46 · Cedric C. Raine USMC 1950-1953 Korea · Chas McKinney world war one 1917-1918 · Lt Col L. Strom USAF 2/76 6/98 EWO B-52 F-111 · Clifford Wright Army Sgt 63-65 · Marlyn Pomrenke Sgt USAF · Clarence Raine Army world war one · S. Tom Willmott 1952-1956 · Johnnie Graslie Air Force 1949 · Charles Hurney Navy 1943-1947 · Raymond Willmott Navy 1965-1969 · Bill Murfield Army 1975-1997 Sergeant Major · Wayne Kelm Air Force 1985-2010 · Robert Hurney Army 1946-1947 · Myron Johnson Navy 1966-1970 · Craig Chapman SSG OIF 06-07 1/125FA 34ID · John M. Clites Navy Vietnam · Robert Rossman Flt Engineer USAF 3-53 10-74 · John L. Clites USAF world war two · James Hurney Navy 1955-1958 · Bruce D. Gomer Navy Vietnam · James D. Gomer Navy world war two · Darwin Willmott world war two 1941-1946 Purple Heart · Robert Ohlsen US Navy Seabees 1967-1970 · Donald Hamm Navy 1968-1971 · Robert Morris Navy 5 Sons Veterans · Lyle Halstead Merch Marines 1945-1946 · Wm D. Thoelke 6-22-1918 12-1918 Army · Robert Morris Air Force · Todd M. Morris Navy · Lauri C. Smith Synstegard SD Army NG · Burnell Thoelke Navy 1944-1946 · Larry Lambertus Army 21 years · Timothy Morris Air Force · Bud H. Morris Air Force · Thomas Morris Army · Vincent O. Orley Nelson Navy 1943-1945 · Dorance A. Enevoldsen Air Force 52-60 , Air Force . United States of America, Laurie Smith Synstegard SD Army NG · Donald Aulner Army world war two 1943-1946 · Myron A. Olson SDARNG 26 yrs. Iraq 2003-2004 · George R. Bowne Army world war two · Allen Svennes Army 1974-1981 · James Hakeman Air Force 56-60 · Shirley Simmons Marines 1943-45 · Leonard Peterson Army AF 1942-45 · Robert D. Moore Marines 55-58 · Harrison Moore Army 1918-1921 · Dean Allyn Kruse US Air Force 1985-2005 · Charles Svec world war one · Robert Nesson Army Air Corp 1941-1945 · Kristal Nagel US Army 1984-1992 · H. Monk Clark Army world war two SPAC · Warren Clark world war one · Matt Lagerstrom Sgt US Army 1998-2003 · Richard Bentaas Army 1963-1965 · Shirley "Red" Svec world war two · Gail L. Johnson Air Force 1958-1962 · Carroll Hanson Army 1961-1968 · Joe Klein Sgt SD and KS NG 89-96 · Matthew Schultz world war two KIA 1945 Purple Heart · Ernest Michaelsen world war two · Donald Schultz Army 1955-1959 · Marcus Hopfinger SDNG 1995-2005 Cpt 153Eng OIF2 · Homer Simmons Army world war one · Elmer Graslie AF 20yrs Retired · Bob H. Orimoto Army world war two · John V. Simmons USMC 1940-1946 · Oscar Graslie world war two · Floyd Schultz Korea KIA 1950 Purple Heart · Arthur Graslie PFC Army World War II · Merle Walradth Navy 1918-1919 world war one · Mabel Okimoto Army world war two · John Schultz Army world war one · George Sorsen Army 1917-1919 world war one · Herman H. Kracke Army world war one · Edward Schultz world war two Intel Div Army Air Force · Elmer Peterson Navy 1917-1919 · Ben Fasbender Army 1918-1919 world war one · Alvin Wright "Babe" world war two · Ellen Peterson Capt AF 1963-69 · Wallace Kracke "Bud" 1944-1946 Navy world war two · William Kracke world war two KIA 1945 11th Airborne · Clifford Kjelden world war two Tec 5 Army · Philbert Kjelden Died in Service · Ronald Kjelden "Butch" Korea Air Force · Orville Kjelden Army world war two , United States National Guard, Nick Bratland Army 2003-2008 Sgt OIF/OEF · Melvin A. Klith Army Air Corps world war two 1944-1946 · Arlin Patrick South Dakota NG 1953-1956 · Fred E. Kurtz world war one Army-Navy · Melvin Petersen Army 1957-1963 · Nelson Holden Army 1864-1865 · Roy Hinrichsen Air Force 60-64 · Fred N. Kurtz Air Force 1950-1954 · Elder W. Balo 1942-1945 Navy world war two · H.A. Uppendahl Span-Am War Manila Ph 1899 · Steven Robbins Army 1970-1972 · Richard Larsen Army 1970-1972 · David Ames Army world war two · Warren Thompson SDNG 1963-1971 · QMI Ray Balo Navy 1960-1965 Vietnam · George Walradth Army 1862-1863 Civil War · John Quinn Army 1861-1865 Civil War · Clinton A. Kurtz Navy 1954-1976 · Charles Schulz Army 1972-1979 · John Schulz 1968-70 and 1979-96 Retired Major · Daniel E. Kurtz US Navy · Herbert Langner Navy 1935-1951 · Gustav Shultz "Bud" world war two Merchant Marine · Keith Simmons Captain Army 1942-1946 · Robbi King USN USS Tennessee SSBN 734 89-93 · Gustave Jessen world war one 1917-1919 · Mark D. Schulz Army 1977-1980 · Wayne M. Kinsey Army 1942-1943 Died in Service · Kenneth Hartley Army world war two Europe 194?-45 · Robert W. Hill Army 1978-1998 · Charles Woodard USMC 1966-1976 Vietnam · David Lutterman Army 1941-1945 world war two · Lloyd H. Hansen USAF 1951-1956 · Amy Bergjord Sutherland Army 1992-1996 · Mike Holzhauser Army 1976-1980, NG 1980-1985 · John F. Fish world war one 1918-1919 · Brian Nordtvedt ANG 1986-1998 · Dennis Bergjord Navy 1971-1975 Submarine #416 · Wendell Seas 1st Lt Army world war two · Todd Nordtvedt National Guard 1983-1990 · Norman Postera Army world war two 1944 4th Div 8th In · Shirley Seas Army Tec 5 world war two July 46 Nov 47 · Kenneth J. Fish Navy 1957-1961 · Kenneth C. Seas Navy 1948-1952 · DAV Brookings Chapter #22 · 40 E+ 8 Voiture 558 , Coast Guard . United States of America, Robert T. Murphy USAF 1953-1983 Retired · Thomas Murphy Army 1861-1865 Civil War · Todd E. Murphy USAF 1983-1993 Desert Storm · Michael Murphy Navy 1967-1970 Seabees · Maj Tony Murphy USAF 1988-2015 OIF OEF · Richard Murphy Navy 1952-1956 Seabees · William Denison Army 1946-1947 · Bryce Thoelke world war two Combat Inf Bronze Star · Carol Murphy USAF 1971-1973 RN · Randy M. Osmond Navy 1968-1993 · Dave Robbins Cpt Army 67-70 · Murle Bushman US Army · King E. Thoelke Army world war two Korea Cpt Silver Star · Roy H. Nelson Army 1953-1955 Korean War · Ernest Scadden Army world war one · Jay Murfield SFC OIF 03 04 · Kent B. Thoelke ISG SDARNG IOF Bronze Star · Foster Kinsey Army 1861-1864 Civil War · Kendall Kurtz Army 1961-1963 · Fred K. Thoelke Personnel Spe 5 Army Vietnam · William Wilaby Army world war one · Ida A. B. Culver Army Nurse world war one 1918-1929 · David A. Stamp Navy 1960-1996 Submarines · James Trulock Army 1944-1946 world war two · Willy Trulock Army 1951-1953 · Lorenzo Minier Civil War Army 171 PA Inf · Roger Simmons Air Force 1962-1966 · Gene U. Madison Navy world war two · Wilmer Feldman USAF 1951-1955 Korean War · Lon D. Minier world war one Army 147 Field Arty · Delmar J. Quinn Army 1941-1945 world war two · Ewald W. Prahl Shorty Pvt Army world war two · Chester D. Gass Army 1942-1945 world war two · Marvel Simmons Navy 1977 Guantanamo Bay · Earl F. Minier world war one world war two Army Lt Col 109 Eng · Henry Franken Army 1941-1946 · Jay S. Kellogg Army 1917-1919 world war one · Earl T. Minier USMC 1983-1987 C Co IBN IMAR · Galen R. Gass Army 1942-1945 world war two · Paul W. Bergman 1st Lt 1952-54 Army Korea · Lyle J. Rossnan Army 1955-1958 · Richard King Navy world war two · Jeffery Wright Army Sgt Mr · Bud M. Morris Army world war two · Clinton Morris Navy world war two · Glyn H. Stopfer Sgt Marines Korea 49-52 · Kenneth Wright NG 89-96 Sp4 · Franke Morris Navy 1952-1955 · Robert Morris Navy Korea · Roderick Meyer Army 1945-1946 Philippines · David R. Hicks NG Sp4 1966-1972 · Lawrence Morris Navy world war two · Arlo Jurrens Sgt. Marines 1992-1998 · Henry C. Friday Army 1918 , POW MIA . Live POWs Still Wait
In Memory of All American Veterans
This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common, undeniable goal - to valiantly protect our country's freedoms.
The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever and wherever democracy exists.
The American veteran - forever a symbol of heroism, sacrifice, loyalty and freedom.
American Legion Post 88
Plaza bricks (by row):
American Legion Post #88 ·
Robert Anderson WWII Korea ·
Harold Higgins WWI KIA ·
Fredrick Jessen WWI KIA ·
Ramon A. Schulz Korea 1949-1952 Army Airborne ·
Joseph J. Poss Army 1944-1945 Okinawa KIA ·
George Daniels 16th Cld Inf Co H 1863-1866 ·
Robert Schulz Navy 1952-1956 ·
Ronald R. Poss Navy 1966-1968 Seabees ·
Jeff I. Schulz Sp4 NG 1966-72 ·
Cpt Tina Knutson Army 1991-2012 Iraq OND 2011 ·
Gary J. Schulz SSgt USMC 73-79 ·
Floyd J. Walker Army 1942-1944 KIA New Guinea ·
Chp Dale Goetz KIA Afghanistan 1984-90 2004-10 ·
Rufus Ames Army WWI ·
Robert Vaselaar Army WWII Co B 65th Sig Batt ·
Leslie Grieme Purple Heart Tank Div WWII ·
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C. Welch Cmdr MC Navy 1927-1945 KIA ·
Gene Ames Navy WWII ·
Chester Tyler Army WWI ·
Walter Wilcox WWII 1941-1946 Marine Corp ·
John R. Knutson Navy 1967-1969 Seabees ·
Richard Ames Navy 1952-1956 ·
N. M. Bud Tyler CMOMM Navy 1939-1945 ·
Paul C. Poss WWII Bronze Star Purple Heart ·
Clair Woodard 531AAA (AW) Bn Army WWII ·
Michael Davis Navy 1963-1966 ·
Philip D. Davis Army 1861-1865 ·
Edmund Schafer Navy WWII Army Korean War ·
Ronald L. Haase Navy ·
Robert R. Davis Navy 1943-1945 ·
Maurice H. Poss Army 1942-1945 ·
Marvin Lamb WWII 1942-1946 Purple Heart ·
George J. Madsen Army 1951-1953 ·
Ginger M. Nelson Army 1992-1995 ·
Curtis Smith Navy 1952-1956 ·
Don Edward Yule Navy ·
Gary Hartley Army 1969-1971 Marine Corps United States of America
Ronald Tolrud Navy 1964-1968 Vietnam ·
Gail F. Pike Gunners Mate Navy 1942-1945 ·
Brian L. Schmidt SDNG 1985-1997 Desert Storm ·
Clinton Berndt SSgt SDNG 52-62 ·
Jeffrey Berndt MSgt Air Force ·
Joe Melicher Army WWI ·
David Olson Army Vietnam ·
Herbert Lokken Army 1950-1952 ·
C. Craig Culver Army 1968-1971 Vietnam
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2. White Area Veterans Memorial Plaza Bricks, Section 1
Center tile: Marine Corps United States of America
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Alvin Schmidt Air Force Korea ·
Donald Lokken Navy 1980-1984 ·
Sandra Bergjord Orlick Army 1985-1988 ·
Curtis B. Lee Army 1973-1976 ·
Darrell Robbins Tec5 Army WWII South Pacific ·
Leo J. Melicher Army WWI ·
Samuel J. DeYoung WWII Army 41-46 ·
Thomas Ohlsen USMC WWII Pacific Theater ·
Melvin Robbins SSgt Air Force Pacific Europe ·
Mathew Olson Jr. Navy WWII ·
Marvin Van Ningen Korea 1951-52 ·
SFC John Hamer Army 7th SF NSDO 1985-2006 ·
Gene P. Wilts USAF 1982-1986 ·
Gary G. Watts Navy 1959-1983 Seabees ·
Harold C. Feige "Bill" Army 1944-1946 ·
Daniel Paprocki Navy AE 2 1967-1970 ·
Ernest D. Hamer Army 1961-1963 ·
George Hartley Army 1950-1952 Korean War ·
Chad Hartley Iraq 2003-04 Afg 2010-11 Army ·
Edward E. Dommer SI Navy WWII 1943-1946 ·
Vern Woodard Army WWII ·
Bruce E. Dommer Army 1973-1975 ·
Kurt H. Wiese Army 1954-1956
Ted Selken Navy 1943-1946 Gunners Mate WWII ·
Delwyn Miller Army 1968-71 ·
Lewellyn Weeks Army 1955-1958 ·
Edward Smith SFC Army Ret 1964-67 & 75-91 ·
Clement Smith Navy 1959-1963 ·
Terrence Smith Army 1974-1976 ·
Robert M. Smith
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3. White Area Veterans Memorial Plaza Bricks, Section 2
Center tile: Navy United States of America
LCdr USN Ret 1962-1989 ·
Timothy Smith Army 1974-1976 ·
Charles Smith USMC & US Army 1956-58 & 62-65 ·
William Smith MSgt USAF Ret 1955-1975 Navy United States of America
William Lucas WWII ·
Cliff Quincey Army 1942-1944 ·
Keith A. Meyer Army EMC 40-45 Red Bull Div ·
C. Emil Rishoi WWI France Army 1917-1918 ·
Barron A. Meyer Army 1970-1972 ·
Harold E. Haber Korean War USAF 1952-1956 ·
Leroy Patrick SDNG 1953-1957 ·
Allan G. Watt Army WWII ·
Dennis L. Haber Air Force 1971-1975 ·
Murl A. Patrick Army 1955-1957 ·
George R. Ruehl Army WWII ·
Pete Eekhoff Army 1968-1970 Airborne ·
William Quincey Navy 1917-1919 ·
John V. Kleinjan Vietnam Sgt Army 1964-1966 ·
Dick Akkerman Army WWI ·
Barron L. Seas Army 1964-1968 ·
Bruce B. Lee Navy 1954-1958 ·
Arthur R. Smith WWII PFC ·
David A. Strom Lt Col USAF 1972-1993 ·
Olaf Bren Army 1918-1919 ·
Samuel Mohler USAF 2004-2010 ·
Donald E. Bren SSgt AF 51-59 ·
Wm Sheffield Jr. USAF 1952-1956 ·
Delbert Robbins 1951-1954 Navy ·
Tracia L Murphy-Hogue USAF 1987-1991 ·
Charles Mohler Army 1978-1991 ·
Wm. Bud Dempsey USAF
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4. White Area Veterans Memorial Plaza Bricks, Section 3
Center tile: Army United States of America
Korea Air Rescue ·
Genevieve Irene Dempsey Waves 1944-1946 ·
Dale F. Murphy 1951-1954 Air Force ·
Harry Dempsey Army WWI ·
S. C. Mohler Jr. Army 1940-1960 ·
Gene Murphy Sgt Army 68-70 Vietnam 1968-70 ·
Robert F. Murphy Lt Col Army 67-87 Vietnam 68-69 ·
Charles H. Barg Army Germany 6-30-55 5-28-58 ·
Sp5 Jim Murphy Jr. Army 1968-1970 ·
Jim Murphy Sr. Cpl Army 41-50 WWII ·
David Murphy Navy 1970-1974 ·
Sp4 Ken Murphy Army 1969-1972 Vietnam 1970-71 ·
Curtis E. Murphy Navy 1953-1961 ·
Vernard Murphy Navy 1942-1945 ·
Ernest J. Murphy Army 1941-1943 Army United States of America
Gladys Bergman Army Nurse 2nd Lt 1942-45 ·
Elmer K. Bakke Army 1918-1919 ·
Garth Graslie Air Force 1972-1978 ·
Rich McKinney USMC 1970-1972 ·
Norman E. Grande Army Sgt 41-46 ·
Cedric C. Raine USMC 1950-1953 Korea ·
Chas McKinney WWI 1917-1918 ·
Lt Col L. Strom USAF 2/76 6/98 EWO B-52 F-111 ·
Clifford Wright Army Sgt 63-65 ·
Marlyn Pomrenke Sgt USAF ·
Clarence Raine Army WWI ·
S. Tom Willmott 1952-1956 ·
Johnnie Graslie Air Force 1949 ·
Charles Hurney Navy 1943-1947 ·
Raymond Willmott
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5. White Area Veterans Memorial Plaza Bricks, Section 4
Center tile: Air Force United States of America
Navy 1965-1969 ·
Bill Murfield Army 1975-1997 Sergeant Major ·
Wayne Kelm Air Force 1985-2010 ·
Robert Hurney Army 1946-1947 ·
Myron Johnson Navy 1966-1970 ·
Craig Chapman SSG OIF 06-07 1/125FA 34ID ·
John M. Clites Navy Vietnam ·
Robert Rossman Flt Engineer USAF 3-53 10-74 ·
John L. Clites USAF WWII ·
James Hurney Navy 1955-1958 ·
Bruce D. Gomer Navy Vietnam ·
James D. Gomer Navy WWII ·
Darwin Willmott WWII 1941-1946 Purple Heart ·
Robert Ohlsen US Navy Seabees 1967-1970 ·
Donald Hamm Navy 1968-1971 ·
Robert Morris Navy 5 Sons Veterans ·
Lyle Halstead Merch Marines 1945-1946 ·
Wm D. Thoelke 6-22-1918 12-1918 Army ·
Robert Morris Air Force ·
Todd M. Morris Navy ·
Lauri C. Smith Synstegard SD Army NG ·
Burnell Thoelke Navy 1944-1946 ·
Larry Lambertus Army 21 years ·
Timothy Morris Air Force ·
Bud H. Morris Air Force ·
Thomas Morris Army ·
Vincent O. Orley Nelson Navy 1943-1945 ·
Dorance A. Enevoldsen Air Force 52-60 Air Force United States of America
Laurie Smith Synstegard SD Army NG ·
Donald Aulner Army WWII 1943-1946 ·
Myron A. Olson SDARNG 26
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6. White Area Veterans Memorial Plaza Bricks, Section 5
Center tile: United States National Guard
yrs. Iraq 2003-2004 ·
George R. Bowne Army WWII ·
Allen Svennes Army 1974-1981 ·
James Hakeman Air Force 56-60 ·
Shirley Simmons Marines 1943-45 ·
Leonard Peterson Army AF 1942-45 ·
Robert D. Moore Marines 55-58 ·
Harrison Moore Army 1918-1921 ·
Dean Allyn Kruse US Air Force 1985-2005 ·
Charles Svec WWI ·
Robert Nesson Army Air Corp 1941-1945 ·
Kristal Nagel US Army 1984-1992 ·
H. Monk Clark Army WWII SPAC ·
Warren Clark WWI ·
Matt Lagerstrom Sgt US Army 1998-2003 ·
Richard Bentaas Army 1963-1965 ·
Shirley "Red" Svec WWII ·
Gail L. Johnson Air Force 1958-1962 ·
Carroll Hanson Army 1961-1968 ·
Joe Klein Sgt SD & KS NG 89-96 ·
Matthew Schultz WWII KIA 1945 Purple Heart ·
Ernest Michaelsen WWII ·
Donald Schultz Army 1955-1959 ·
Marcus Hopfinger SDNG 1995-2005 Cpt 153Eng OIF2 ·
Homer Simmons Army WWI ·
Elmer Graslie AF 20yrs Retired ·
Bob H. Orimoto Army WWII ·
John V. Simmons USMC 1940-1946 ·
Oscar Graslie WWII ·
Floyd Schultz Korea KIA 1950 Purple Heart ·
Arthur Graslie PFC Army World War II ·
Merle Walradth Navy 1918-1919 WWI ·
Mabel Okimoto Army
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7. White Area Veterans Memorial Plaza Bricks, Section 6
Center tile: Coast Guard United States of America
WWII ·
John Schultz Army WWI ·
George Sorsen Army 1917-1919 WWI ·
Herman H. Kracke Army WWI ·
Edward Schultz WWII Intel Div Army Air Force ·
Elmer Peterson Navy 1917-1919 ·
Ben Fasbender Army 1918-1919 WWI ·
Alvin Wright "Babe" WWII ·
Ellen Peterson Capt AF 1963-69 ·
Wallace Kracke "Bud" 1944-1946 Navy WWII ·
William Kracke WWII KIA 1945 11th Airborne ·
Clifford Kjelden WWII Tec 5 Army ·
Philbert Kjelden Died in Service ·
Ronald Kjelden "Butch" Korea Air Force ·
Orville Kjelden Army WWII United States National Guard
Nick Bratland Army 2003-2008 Sgt OIF/OEF ·
Melvin A. Klith Army Air Corps WWII 1944-1946 ·
Arlin Patrick South Dakota NG 1953-1956 ·
Fred E. Kurtz WWI Army-Navy ·
Melvin Petersen Army 1957-1963 ·
Nelson Holden Army 1864-1865 ·
Roy Hinrichsen Air Force 60-64 ·
Fred N. Kurtz Air Force 1950-1954 ·
Elder W. Balo 1942-1945 Navy WWII ·
H.A. Uppendahl Span-Am War Manila Ph 1899 ·
Steven Robbins Army 1970-1972 ·
Richard Larsen Army 1970-1972 ·
David Ames Army WWII ·
Warren Thompson SDNG 1963-1971 ·
QMI Ray Balo Navy 1960-1965 Vietnam ·
George Walradth
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8. White Area Veterans Memorial Plaza Bricks, Section 7
Center tile: POW MIA Live POWs Still Wait
Army 1862-1863 Civil War ·
John Quinn Army 1861-1865 Civil War ·
Clinton A. Kurtz Navy 1954-1976 ·
Charles Schulz Army 1972-1979 ·
John Schulz 1968-70 & 1979-96 Retired Major ·
Daniel E. Kurtz US Navy ·
Herbert Langner Navy 1935-1951 ·
Gustav Shultz "Bud" WWII Merchant Marine ·
Keith Simmons Captain Army 1942-1946 ·
Robbi King USN USS Tennessee SSBN 734 89-93 ·
Gustave Jessen WWI 1917-1919 ·
Mark D. Schulz Army 1977-1980 ·
Wayne M. Kinsey Army 1942-1943 Died in Service ·
Kenneth Hartley Army WWII Europe 194?-45 ·
Robert W. Hill Army 1978-1998 ·
Charles Woodard USMC 1966-1976 Vietnam ·
David Lutterman Army 1941-1945 WWII ·
Lloyd H. Hansen USAF 1951-1956 ·
Amy Bergjord Sutherland Army 1992-1996 ·
Mike Holzhauser Army 1976-1980, NG 1980-1985 ·
John F. Fish WWI 1918-1919 ·
Brian Nordtvedt ANG 1986-1998 ·
Dennis Bergjord Navy 1971-1975 Submarine #416 ·
Wendell Seas 1st Lt Army WWII ·
Todd Nordtvedt National Guard 1983-1990 ·
Norman Postera Army WWII 1944 4th Div 8th In ·
Shirley Seas Army Tec 5 WWII July 46 Nov 47 ·
Kenneth J. Fish Navy 1957-1961 ·
Kenneth C. Seas
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9. White Area Veterans Memorial Bench
In Memory of Anna Poss Gold Star Mother
Navy 1948-1952 ·
DAV Brookings Chapter #22 ·
40 E+ 8 Voiture 558 Coast Guard United States of America
Robert T. Murphy USAF 1953-1983 Retired ·
Thomas Murphy Army 1861-1865 Civil War ·
Todd E. Murphy USAF 1983-1993 Desert Storm ·
Michael Murphy Navy 1967-1970 Seabees ·
Maj Tony Murphy USAF 1988-2015 OIF OEF ·
Richard Murphy Navy 1952-1956 Seabees ·
William Denison Army 1946-1947 ·
Bryce Thoelke WWII Combat Inf Bronze Star ·
Carol Murphy USAF 1971-1973 RN ·
Randy M. Osmond Navy 1968-1993 ·
Dave Robbins Cpt Army 67-70 ·
Murle Bushman US Army ·
King E. Thoelke Army WWII Korea Cpt Silver Star ·
Roy H. Nelson Army 1953-1955 Korean War ·
Ernest Scadden Army WWI ·
Jay Murfield SFC OIF 03 04 ·
Kent B. Thoelke ISG SDARNG IOF Bronze Star ·
Foster Kinsey Army 1861-1864 Civil War ·
Kendall Kurtz Army 1961-1963 ·
Fred K. Thoelke Personnel Spe 5 Army Vietnam ·
William Wilaby Army WWI ·
Ida A. B. Culver Army Nurse WWI 1918-1929 ·
David A. Stamp Navy 1960-1996 Submarines ·
James Trulock Army 1944-1946 WWII ·
Willy Trulock Army 1951-1953 ·
Lorenzo Minier Civil War Army 171
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10. White Area Veterans Memorial
PA Inf ·
Roger Simmons Air Force 1962-1966 ·
Gene U. Madison Navy WWII ·
Wilmer Feldman USAF 1951-1955 Korean War ·
Lon D. Minier WWI Army 147 Field Arty ·
Delmar J. Quinn Army 1941-1945 WWII ·
Ewald W. Prahl Shorty Pvt Army WWII ·
Chester D. Gass Army 1942-1945 WWII ·
Marvel Simmons Navy 1977 Guantanamo Bay ·
Earl F. Minier WWI WWII Army Lt Col 109 Eng ·
Henry Franken Army 1941-1946 ·
Jay S. Kellogg Army 1917-1919 WWI ·
Earl T. Minier USMC 1983-1987 C Co IBN IMAR ·
Galen R. Gass Army 1942-1945 WWII ·
Paul W. Bergman 1st Lt 1952-54 Army Korea ·
Lyle J. Rossnan Army 1955-1958 ·
Richard King Navy WWII ·
Jeffery Wright Army Sgt Mr ·
Bud M. Morris Army WWII ·
Clinton Morris Navy WWII ·
Glyn H. Stopfer Sgt Marines Korea 49-52 ·
Kenneth Wright NG 89-96 Sp4 ·
Franke Morris Navy 1952-1955 ·
Robert Morris Navy Korea ·
Roderick Meyer Army 1945-1946 Philippines ·
David R. Hicks NG Sp4 1966-1972 ·
Lawrence Morris Navy WWII ·
Arlo Jurrens Sgt. Marines 1992-1998 ·
Henry C. Friday Army 1918 POW MIA Live POWs Still Wait
Erected 2012 by American Legion Post 88.
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11. City of White Mural, nearby
This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
Location. 44° 26.07′ N, 96° 38.943′ W. Memorial is in White, South Dakota, in Brookings County. It is on Main Street west of Lincoln Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: White SD 57276, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and in East River. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Northern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2024. This page has been viewed 493 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on July 17, 2024.
