Veterans' Graves
Union County, South Dakota
The following information was taken from grave marker inscriptions in Union County, South Dakota. Any information listed inside square brackets was taken from other sources, such as obituaries or biographies.
The following list covers the Beresford, Beresford Memorial, Emmanuel Lutheran, Gothland, St. John, St. Joseph, and St. Mary's Cemeteries. The list was compiled from data collected by Brian M. Hass.
Civil War
| Name | Info | Cemetery
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| Shortreed, William | Pvt Co C 27 Iowa Inf | Gothland
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Spanish American War
| Name | Info | Cemetery
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| Lambertson, Harry A. | Co. D. S.D. Inf. | Beresford
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World War I
| Name | Info | Cemetery
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| Boyle, Ralph Cushing | South Dakota Pvt HQ CO 88 Infantry | Beresford
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| Brekke, Martin | PFC US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Brevik, Oluf H. | Pvt US Army | Beresford
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| Brimmer, Oliver | South Dakota Pvt 27 Co 166 Depot Brigade | St. Joseph
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| Buchholz, Joseph A. | Missouri Pvt US Army | Beresford
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| Buthala, William F. | South Dakota Cpl Cas Det 1458 Demob Gp | St. John
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| Buthala, William M. | South Dakota Pvt 90 Spruce Sq | St. John
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| Claussen, Darrell | South Dakota Pvt Stu Army TNG Corps | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Determan, August C. | Pvt US Army | St. John
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| Donohoe, Daniel F. | South Dakota Pvt 74 Balloon Co Air Svc | St. Mary's
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| Duerst, Elmer A. | S2 US Navy | Beresford
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| Fleege, Arnold W. | South Dakota Pvt Btry E 30 Fld Arty | St Mary's
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| Fleege, Raymond G. | South Dakota Pvt Cas Det 706 Dem Grp | St. Mary's
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| Gehan, William Thomas | Iowa Pvt Co D 162 Depot Brigade | St. Joseph
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| Hanke, Albert W. | Iowa Sgt 50 Co 20 Engrs | Beresford
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| Hass, Albert E. | Pvt US Army | Beresford
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| Henle, Bernard M. | South Dakota US Army | St. Joseph
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| Henle, John P. | South Dakota PFC Co I 307 Infantry | St. Joseph
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| Jennings, Carey J. | US Army | St. Joseph
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| Jensen, Richard E. | South Dakota Pvt Co B 14 Machine BN | Beresford
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| Johnson, Holger | South Dakota Pvt US Army | St. John
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| Kavanaugh, Laurence E. | South Dakota Pvt US Army | St. Mary's
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| Kimberly, Finch G. | Iowa Pvt Co A 313 Engineers | Gothland
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| Kirkebak, Andrew P. | South Dakota Pvt US Army | Beresford
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| Latendress, Henry G. | South Dakota US Navy | St. John
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| Lauxman, Carll Clark | Illinois Cpl 3 Co 161 Depot Brigade | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| LeGrand, Alfred Louis | Pvt. US Army | St. John
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| Leitru, Alfred I. | South Dakota PFC Cas Det 954 Demob Gp | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Lynch, Arthur H. | South Dakota PFC US Army | St. Mary's
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| Lynch, Frank M. | South Dakota Pvt 16 Rct Co Gen Svc Inf | St. Mary's
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| Lynch, Thomas C. | Pvt US Army | St. John
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| Martelle, Andrew R. | South Dakota Cpl 57 Infantry 15 Div | Beresford
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| Nelson, Chris J. H. | South Dakota Pvt 324 Infantry 81 Div | Beresford
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| Nielson, Harold J. | South Dakota Pvt Ord Det 8 Ammo Train | Beresford
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| Nolan, Harry A. | PFC 326 SVC Park Unit QMC | Beresford
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| Olson, Julius F. | South Dakota PFC HQ Det 14 FA Brigade | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Pansie, Russell | South Dakota Cy US Navy | Gothland
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| Peterson, Paul Ludwig | South Dakota Pvt Btry D 333 Field Arty | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Sinclair, W. Scott | Missouri Mech 82 Field Artillery | Beresford
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| Smith, Paul F. | South Dakota Pvt 313 Engineers 88 Div | Beresford
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| Spillman, Frank | South Dakota Pvt 16 Infantry 1 Div | Beresford
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| Steensland, Olmund L. | South Dakota Tec 5 US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Volden, Carl L. | South Dakota Pvt Co I 76 Infantry | Emmanuel Lutheran
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World War II
| Name | Info | Cemetery
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| Bresson, Lyle E. | US Navy Sgt US Army | Beresford
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| Calvert, Leonard F. | Tec 5 US Army | Beresford
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| Carlson, Donald G. | PFC US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Christensen, Stanley J. | Sgt US Army | Beresford
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| Christensen, Wayne W. | US Navy | Beresford
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| Conklin, Cole | S Sgt US Army | Beresford
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| Crissey, Cletus W. | Pvt US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Delaney, Wilbur R. | S Sgt US Army | St. Mary's
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| Dillon, Francis J. | Chaplain (Maj) US Army | St. John
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| Duerst, Robert Dalton | S. Sgt. US Army Air Forces | Beresford
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| Eastman, LeRoy L. | F1 US Navy | Beresford
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| Eidsmoe, Veryl | US Navy | Beresford
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| Enger, Ole | South Dakota Pvt 85 Quartermaster Co | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Evenson, Chres | Pvt US Army | Beresford
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| Farley, Dale J. | SSGT US Army | St. John
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| Farnham, John | US Army | Beresford
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| Fitzgerald, Edmond J. | Cpl US Marine Corps | St. John
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| Fleugel, Robert L. | Cpl US Marine Corps | St. John
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| Frieberg, Carter N. | South Dakota 1st Lt Army Air Forces | Beresford
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| Guindon, Fredrick | ACAD US Navy | Beresford
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| Henderson, George W. | Cpl US Marine Corps | St. John
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| Hogan, Lowell E. | Capt US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Hovland, Royal Dale | S2 US Navy | Beresford
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| Iosty, Charles H. | Tec 4 US Army | Beresford
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| Jennings, Robert P. | Nebraska S Sgt US Army | St. John
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| Johnke, Leonard W. | Tec 5 US Army | Beresford
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| Johnson, John William Jr. | S1 US Navy | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Johnson, Oliver J. | RM1 US Navy | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Jones, Earl L. | Cpl US Marine Corps | Beresford
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| Jurgenson, Jack L. | HMC US Navy | St. John
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| Kelley, Elton P. | US Army Air Corps | Beresford
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| Landeen, John V. | PFC US Army | Beresford
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| Larkins, Clayton Keith | Pvt US Marine Corps | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Lawrenson, Lawrence L. | Sgt US Army | Beresford
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| Lindstrom, Donald V. | Y3 US Navy | Beresford
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| Manning, John F. | Michigan Tec5 Med Dept | St. John
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| Meile, William G. | 2nd Lt. US Air Force | St. John
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| McIlvenna, Bernard L. | Cpl US Army | St. Joseph
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| Neuroth, Wilfred W. | South Dakota Sgt T16 Tank BN | St. Joseph
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| Nodtvedt, Delmer A. | South Dakota PFC 100 Fighter Wing AAF | St. John
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| Nygaard, Laurell Curtis | A.M.M.P.IC. Served in U.S. Navy | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Nygaard, Robert Jerold | C.P.O. US Navy | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| O'Connell, John F. | South Dakota Sgt US Army | St. Joseph
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| O'Connor, Wilfred | Ssgt US Army | St. Mary's
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| Olson, Calvin Ralph | Ens US Navy | Beresford
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| Pederson, John "Jack" Lee | S1 US Navy | St. Mary's
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| Robertson, William H. | New York Tec4 US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Runyan, Robert F. | South Dakota Tec5 US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Rust, Harold Leroy Jr | ACMM US Navy | St. John
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| Scroggs, Ray John | South Dakota Cpl 800 Signal TNG Regt | Beresford
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| Singer, Alex Leo | PFC US Army | Beresford
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| Singer, George Harold | South Dakota AS USNR | St. John
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| Skinner, Theodore | PFC US Army | Beresford
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| Steensland, Olmund L. | South Dakota Tec 5 US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Stene, Owen L. | South Dakota Tec4 Infantry | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Stoner, James D. | Tec4 US Army Pearl
Harbor Survivor | St. John
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| Thompson, Calmer A. | Sgt US Army Air Corps | Beresford
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| Towns, Edmund Higman | US Marine Corp | St. John
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| Trudeau, Leander A. | Tec 5 US Army | St. John
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| Twedt, Raymond S. | Cpl US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Ullman, John G. | Tec 5 US Army | St. John
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| Van Heck, Alfred R. | S1 US Navy | St. John
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| Vennard, Russell W. | S1 USNR | Beresford
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| Voegeli, Vernon J. | SSGT US Amry | Beresford
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| Volden, Leslie E. | Cpl US Army Air Corps | Beresford
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| Wagner, John | South Dakota Pvt US Army | Beresford
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| Wagter, John H. | S Sgt US Army | Beresford
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| Walters, Carroll W. | South Dakota Cpl 4 Marines 1 Marine Div | Beresford
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| Webb, Willie Albert | Pvt US Army | Beresford
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| White, Earl William | S1 US Navy | Beresford
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| Wiese, Byron D. | Tec 5 US Army | Beresford
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| Willey, James Forrest | PHM3 US Navy | Beresford
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| Williams, Earl F. | Cpl US Army | St. John
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Korea
| Name | Info | Cemetery
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| Bresson, Lyle E. | US Navy Sgt US Army | Beresford
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| Gantz, Gardner Soule | SSgt US Air Force | Beresford
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| Gross, Edward J. | YN2 US Navy | St. John
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| Hustrulid, Vernon L. | US Navy | Beresford
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| Johnson, Dolton L. | AA US Navy | Emmanuel Lutheran
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| Jurgenson, Jack L. | HMC US Navy | St. John
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| Manning, Gerald "Mike" T. | M Sgt US Army | St. John
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| McGuire, Gerald Joseph | PFC US Army | St. Joseph
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| McIlvenna, James Vernon | Sgt US Marine Corps | St. Joseph
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| Meile, William G. | 2nd Lt. US Air Force | St. John
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| Straw, Dwayne C. | PFC US Army | Emmanuel Lutheran
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Vietnam
| Name | Info | Cemetery
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| Hovland, Gregory C. | California Sgt US Army | Beresford
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| Johnson, Russell K. | SP4 US Army | Beresford
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| Jurgenson, Jack L. | HMC US Navy | St. John
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