Veterans
The photos and information below were originally submitted by family members for a Veterans Day display at Southland Middle/High School in 2016. More Veterans have been added throughout the years. If you would like to add a Veteran's photo and information to this album, or if you have corrections or additions, please email [email protected].
Dale Bissen
Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. United States National Guard. Vietnam Era, 1969-1975. |
Howard Bissen
1947-1968 Hometown: Stacyville, IA. Killed in Action. United States Army. Vietnam War. https://www.findagrave.com/.../1658.../howard-matthew-bissen |
Joe Bissen
Adams High School Class of 1968 Hometown: Adams, MN Served in the Army from 1969-1971. Vietnam 1970-1971 with 11ACR. |
Gerald Blom
Elkton High School Class of 1961 Hometown: Elkton, MN United States Army from Jan 1966 to Dec 1967. Basic Training in Fort Leonard Wood Stationed in Berlin, Germany. 42nd Combat Engineers Berlin Brigade |
Jay Arthur Blom
1948-2008 Elkton High School Class of 1967 Hometown: Elkton, MN United States Army from 01/14/1969 to 09/24/1970. Basic Training in Fort Leonard Wood. Stationed in Vietnam with Core of Engineers E-5. Died from Cancer due to "Agent Orange" exposure. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31728854/jay-arthur-blom |
John G. Blom
Elkton High School Class of 1959 Hometown: Elkton, MN United States Army from 06/17/1959 to 06/16/1962. Basic Training in Fort Leonard Wood.Stationed with the 508th ASA Gp. Yeongdeungpo-gu, Korea as Truck Mechanic and later with the 226th USASA Co. on the Island of Ganghwado, Korea, as Motor Sergeant. |
James Boe
1918-1994 Hometown: Taopi, MN United States Army. 3rd Infantry Division Artillery. World War II; Battles in North Africa, Sicily, Naples, Anzio, Rome, Southern France, Germany and Berchtesgaden. https://www.findagrave.com/memo.../12629552/james-edward-boe |
David Boyum
Adams High School Class of 1962 Hometown: Adams, MN Lt. Col. United States Air Force. 1973-1994 |
John Boyum
1879-1958 Company G 1st Wisconsin. Camp Douglas WI, July 1903 https://www.findagrave.com/memo.../17234321/james-john-boyum |
Thomas Buckingham
Hometown: Grand Meadow, MN United States Army. Fort Bragg, 82nd Airborne Division, 1971-1972 |
Harold Canterbury
1921-2014 Hometown: Bowling Green, OH United States Navy Pilot. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../harold-emerson-canterbury |
Jon Canterbury
Hometown: Bowling Green, OH United States Army. Vietnam Era. |
Wayne Chapman
Adams High School Class of 1968 Vietnam 1970 |
Howard Classon
1931-2018 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Army. Korean War. https://www.findagrave.com/.../19016.../howard-keith-classon |
Justin Classon
Southland High School Class of 2008 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Army National Guard. Operation New Dawn. |
Theodore Conger, Jr.
Hometown: Keshena, WI Menominee Nation. United States Army. Korean War. April 9, 1952-April 8, 1955. |
Don Crace
1925-2001 Hometown: Adams, MN U.S. Army https://www.findagrave.com/.../11541002/donald-leroy-crace |
Joseph F. Cummins
1914-2001 Adams High School Class of 1932 Hometown: Adams, MN LT US Navy. World War II. Bronze Star. https://www.findagrave.com/.../159.../joseph-francis-cummins |
Gary "Jay" Davison
Naval Aviation - Electrician Mate Second Class in Flight Air Crewman; August 1960-August 1964 |
Danny Dion
Southland High School Class of 2006 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Army-National Guard. 1 Deployment to Kosovo/2 Deployments to Afghanistan. |
Louis Dion
1942-2010 Hometown: International Falls, MN United States Army. Vietnam War. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115573414/louis-d-dion |
Louis Dion, Jr.
Hometown: International Falls, MN United States Army |
Glenn Domino
1917-1998 Hometown: Austin, MN https://www.findagrave.com/.../12616783/glenn-vincent-domino |
Brandon Dvergsten
Southland High School Class of 2002 Hometown: Greenbush, MN United States Air Force. Operation Enduring Freedom. Deployment to Afghanistan. |
David Fasbender
Adams High School Class of 1969 Hometown: Adams, MN US Army. 1971-1972. |
Milton Franck
1926-1995 Hometown: Monona, IA United States Navy/Air Force Vietnam/Korea https://www.findagrave.com/.../milton-eugene_martin-franck |
Elmer Freese
1949-1968 Rose Creek High School Class of 1967 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN Killed in Action. United States Army. Vietnam War. https://www.findagrave.com/.../18029043/elmer-eugene-freese |
Richard Gagnon
United States Navy Served for 21 years |
Roger Gagnon
United States Navy World War II |
Stanley Gilbert
1945-1967 Elkton High School Class of 1964 Hometown: Dexter, MN Killed in Action https://www.findagrave.com/.../117.../stanley-donald-gilbert |
Daniel Gilles
1923-2003 Hometown: Stacyville, IA United States Navy. World War II, 1942-1946. Stationed in Australia. https://www.findagrave.com/.../11523521/daniel-john-gilles |
John F. Goergen
Adams High School Class of 1969 Sgt. US Army National Guard. 1970-1990. Ret 2009 https://www.findagrave.com/.../20082.../john-francis-goergen |
Thomas Goergen
Adams High School Class of 1964 Hometown: Adams, MN Minnesota Army National Guard |
Stephen Golombowski Jr.
1931-2018 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. Korean War, 1953-1955. https://www.findagrave.com/.../stephen-henry-golombowski |
Chad Gorski
United State Navy Emily Gorski United States Navy Brian Gorski United States Air Force |
Cairene Greenlee
Southland High School Class of 1996 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Air Force 1997-2001 |
Jesse Hamilton
Southland High School Class of 2000 United States Navy Previous commands include Fleet Area Control Facility Virginia Capes; Mobile Diving Salvage Unit Two; Seal Delivery Vehicle Two; Naval Research Laboratory Site Detachment (Sea Component); and Port Hueneme CA. Current command is Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center in Norfolk VA. |
Leonard Harbert
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Donald Harlow, Jr.
United States Marine Corps Gulf War, 1988-1996 |
Fred Harvey
Adams High School Class of 1964 Hometown: Taopi, MN Boatman. United States Army |
Wayne Hass
1935-2005 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. Korean War. https://www.findagrave.com/memo.../28065626/wayne-henry-hass |
Curtis Hatle
Adams High School Class of 1963 Hometown: Adams, MN Vietnam https://www.findagrave.com/.../208673564/curtis-paul-hatle |
Herb Heimer
1928-2009 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN. United States Army. Korean War. https://www.findagrave.com/.../3981.../herbert-arthur-heimer |
Dennis Hennigar
1946-2012 Hometown: Taopi, MN. United States Army. Vietnam War. Recipient of 2 Purple Hearts. https://www.findagrave.com/.../9217.../dennis-keith-hennigar |
Steven Higgins
Southland High School Class of 1984 |
Jacob Howton
Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Navy |
Jay Howton
Hometown: Jasper, AL United States Navy, MNARNG. United States Army. Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom III. Purple Heart Recipient |
James Hungerford
1923-2009 Hometown: Manly, IA. United States Navy. 1944-1946. https://www.findagrave.com/.../360.../james-eldon-hungerford |
Allen Huseby
Adams High School Class of 1961 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. Vietnam War. |
Louis Huseby
1889-1959 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. World War I. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17242212/louis-a.-huseby |
Donald Irvin
Adams High School Class of 1966 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Army. 1968-1970. |
Robert Irvin
Adams High School Class of 1964 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Army Vietnam War, 1969-1970 |
Gregory Jax
1919-1991 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN United States Army. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../12554116/gregory-victor-jax |
Lon Johnson
Adams High School Class of 1965 Hometown: Taopi, MN United States Army. Vietnam War. Purple Heart Recipient |
James Kellogg
Adams High School Class of 1967 Hometown: Taopi, MN United States Air Force. Vietnam Era. |
Luann Kellogg
Southland High School Class of 1999 Hometown: Taopi, MN United States Air Force, 1999-2003. USAF Special Ops Headquarters - Deployed to Oman in support of Operation Enduring Freedom following 9/11 attacks. |
Clifford Kiefer
Adams High School Class of 1957 Hometown: Taopi, MN. United States Army. Nuremberg, Germany, 1963-1964. |
Donald F Kiefer
1946-2017 Adams High School Class of 1964 Served in the US Army October 25, 1965 to October 2, 1967. Basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Stationed in Germany for 18 months. Honorably discharged. Rank: SP4 https://www.findagrave.com/.../1845.../donald-francis-kiefer |
Edward Kiefer, Jr.
1918-1975 Hometown: Taopi, MN United States Army. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../25262468/edward-john-kiefer |
Herb Kiefer
Adams High School Class of 1962 Hometown: Taopi, MN United States Army. Vietnam Era. |
Michael P. Kiefer
Adams High School Class of 1965 Army. 1966–1968. Rank E5. |
Richard Kiefer
1947-1996 Elkton High School Class of 1947 Hometown: Elkton, MN United States Marine Corps. Vietnam War-Served Two Tours of Duty https://www.findagrave.com/.../12636523/richard-lee-kiefer |
Cheston King
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Paul King
Hometown: McIntire, IA. United States Army. Korea, 1966-1968. |
Joe Klaehn
Southland High School Class of 2003 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. Army National Guard. Iraq War, 2004-2005. |
Ambrose Kloeckner
1928-1991 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Army. Korean Conflict. https://www.findagrave.com/.../ambrose-robert-kloeckner |
Alger Knutson
1916-1982 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Air Force. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../11557.../alger-jerome-knutson |
Lawrence Knutson
1895-1965 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Army. World War I. https://www.findagrave.com/.../1271.../lawrence-emil-knutson |
Paul Knutson
1919-1983 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Army. World War II, 1941-1945. https://www.findagrave.com/.../17262248/paul-vincent-knutson |
Ray Koenigs
Hometown: Stacyville, IA. Minnesota National Guard. 1962-1968. |
Wilbur Koloen
1920-1943 Adams High School Class of 1939 Hometown: Adams, MN. Killed in Action. United States Army. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../20316524/wilbur-byron-koloen |
Gerald Kramer
Adams Class of 1952 Minnesota Army National Guard Captain 1957-77 |
Harold Kramer
1932-2005 Adams Class of 1949 US Army PFC, Korean War Era Feb 11, 1954 - Feb 10, 1956 https://www.findagrave.com/.../11586193/harold-joseph-kramer |
Richard Kramer
Southland High School Class of 1982 Hometown: Adams, MN Minnesota Army National Guard from 1982 to 1986. Active Army 1986 to 2014, retired Colonel as of 31 July 14. Assigned or deployed to South Korea, Haiti, Croatia, Egypt, England, Japan, and Iraq. |
Steve Kramer
Southland Class of 1985 MN Army National Guard 1985-2006, Staff Sergeant, Communications |
Joseph Kressin
Southland High School Class of 1984 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. United States Marine Corps. Gulf War. |
Matthew Kressin
Southland High School Class of 2008 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. United States National Guard. Operation New Dawn. |
Clint Kreutzbender
Hometown: Austin, MN United States Air Force. Operation Iraqi Freedom, PACOM’s Continuous Bomber Presence. |
Jack Kreutzbender
1926-2009 Hometown: Ottumwa, IA. United States Army. WWII. Purple Heart Recipient. https://www.findagrave.com/.../41933446/jack-k.-kreutzbender |
Benjamin Kurtz
United States Navy On Ship Constellation, 1996-2000 |
Clarence Landherr
1919-1998 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. United States Army. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../clarence-frederick-landherr |
Paul Leif
Hometown: Austin, MN. Army Reserve Combat Medic. Vietnam Era, 1970-1984. Active Duty, 1984-2005. |
Alfred Lewison
1893-1953 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Army. World War I. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18726865/alfred-lewison |
Allen Lewison
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Byron "Bob" Lewison
1926-2009 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Navy. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../45224537/byron-lewis-lewison |
Curtis Lewison
1932-2023 Rose Creek High School Class of 1952 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. United States Army. Korean War, 1953-1955. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/262369219/curtis-john-lewison |
I. J. Lewison
Adams High School Class of 1946 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Navy. Marshall Islands/Guam,1946-1948. |
Kim Lewison
Adams High School Class of 1973 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Air Force. 1973-1977. |
Lawrence Lewison
1896-1981 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army Engineer Corp. World War I. https://www.findagrave.com/.../1726.../lawrence-carl-lewison |
Maynard Lewison
Adams High School Class of 1950 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Air Force. Korean Conflict/Guam, 1952-1956. Airman First Class with 3 Stripes. |
Bob Lockwood
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Harold Lockwood
1927-2012 United States Navy/Coast Guard. World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam. https://www.findagrave.com/.../harold-bernard-lockwood |
Robert Loecher
1931-2005 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN. United States Army. Korean War. https://www.findagrave.com/.../1263.../robert-joseph-loecher |
Kirk Luthe
Hometown: Brownsdale, MN United States Air Force. Desert Shield, Desert Storm, 1988-1992. |
Robert Luthe
Hometown: Lansing, MN. United States Air Force, 1966-1970. Army National Guard, 1971-1995. Vietnam War. |
Charles “Mac” MacLachlan
1916-1996 Hometown: Langdon, ND. United States Army. World War II https://www.findagrave.com/.../charles_%22mac%22-w... Lois Barker MacLachlan 1917-1993 Hometown: Langdon, ND. Coast Guard Spars. World War II https://www.findagrave.com/.../12526335/lois-m.-maclachlan |
Jacob Majerus
1890-1966 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Army. World War I. https://www.findagrave.com/memo.../29855455/jacob-j.-majerus |
Vincent Maloney
Hometown: Austin, MN United States Army. Korean War, 1952-1954. |
Donald Mandt
Hometown: Rose Creek, MN United States Air Force. Korean War. |
Joseph Mandt
1922-2004 Hometown: Riverview, FL United States Navy. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../49682593/joseph-william-mandt |
Marcellus "Marc" Mandt
1920-1986 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN. United States Army. World War II, Tank Commander under General Patton, 2nd Armored Division/Fifth Army. https://www.findagrave.com/.../marcellus-charles-mandt |
Robert Mandt
1927-2016 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. United States Navy. World War II. Served on board USS Enterprise (Big “E”). https://www.findagrave.com/.../166535118/robert-marcus-mandt |
Gerald "Jerry" Matheis
1945-2017 Adams High School Class of 1963 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Army. Vietnam War, 1967-1968. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183288471/gerald-matheis |
Richard Matheis
1950-1970 Adams High School Class of 1968 Hometown: Adams, MN. Killed in Action. United States Army. Vietnam War. https://www.findagrave.com/.../32994535/richard-alan-matheis |
Bart Mathews
Hometown: Dexter, MN. United States Army Reserves. Gulf War. |
Norman Mathews
Hometown: Dexter, MN. United States Army. Korean War. Ray McAlister
Gerald Meier
1929-2024 Adams High School Class of 1947 Army. 1951. Stationed at Fort Warden, Seattle, Washington. He was there 1 year before he was discharged because his father had a heart attack and Gerald was an only child. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/273215616/gerald-lavern-meier |
Danny May
Adams High School Class of 1964 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. Vietnam Era. Michael McCabe
Crestwood High School Class of 1965 Hometown: Cresco IA United States Navy, 1965-1969 Donald "Donnie" Merten
1936-2017 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. Army Security Agency. https://www.findagrave.com/.../1765.../donald-phillip-merten |
Gerald May
1947-2016 Adams High School Class of 1965 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. Vietnam War. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171507256/gerald-may Wayne Mees
1947-1967 Elkton High School Class of 1965 Hometown: Dexter, MN Killed in Action. United States Army. Vietnam War. https://www.findagrave.com/mem.../11799730/wayne-edward-mees Charles Mullenbach
1936-2004 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN. United States Army. Bay of Pigs Invasion-Cuba. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11586798/charles-gilbert-mullenbach |
Clifford Mullenbach
1933-1996 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN. United States Army. Korean War. https://www.findagrave.com/.../125.../clifford-e.-mullenbach Dennis Mullenbach
Adams High School Class of 1969 Hometown: Adams, MN Minnesota Army National Guard. 1969-1993. Conrad Nelson
Adams High School Class of 1963 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Navy. Vietnam Veteran, 1966-1969. Verne Olson
Hometown: Austin, MN. United States Army. Korea/Vietnam, 1972-1974. Nathan Osmundson
Southland High School Class of 1987 Hometown: Adams, MN Desert Storm Donald Peterson
1916-1997 Hometown: Kasson, MN. United States Army. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/memo.../175192714/donald-peterson Charles Quest
1917-2011 Hometown: Minneapolis, MN. United States Army. World War II. Captain, Manhattan Project. https://www.findagrave.com/.../charles-frederick-quest Theodore Rickerl
Adams High School Class of 1967 Hometown: Adams, MN Navy. Vietnam Scott Roser
Southland High School Class of 2005 Air National Guard from 2006-2012. Served in Iraq in 2008. Staff Sergeant. Raymond Sayles
1923-2014 U.S. Navy. Machinist Mate 1st class and then 3rd class Petty Officer, 1944-1946. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136849040/raymond-richard-sayles Duane Schneider
1948-1989 Adams High School Class of 1966 Hometown: Adams, MN Vietnam. https://www.findagrave.com/.../11461665/duane-paul-schneider Albert Smith
Adams High School Class of 1957 Hometown: Adams/Rose Creek, MN United States Army. Germany 1957-59. |
Erwin Mullenbach
1917-1995 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Army. World War II – European Theater. https://www.findagrave.com/.../erwin-joseph-mullenbach Norbert J. Mullenbach
1913-1981 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN Technician Fifth Grade, US Army 3212 Engineer F F Company, World War II. Honorably discharged on September 24, 1945. https://www.findagrave.com/.../norbert-john-mullenbach Joseph Olson
1912-1943 Hometown: Clermont, IA. Killed in Action, Tunisia, Africa. https://www.findagrave.com/.../56249444/joseph-ingvald-olson Arthur Osmundson
1913-1984 Adams High School Class of 1932 Hometown: Adams, MN World War II https://www.findagrave.com/memo.../17264817/arthur-osmundson Ralph Otto
United States Navy. World War II. Served on Aircraft Carrier USS Ticonderoga. David Prescott
Adams High School Class of 1964 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. Vietnam War. Thomas Retterath
1947-2008 Adams High School Class of 1965 Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Army. Vietnam War. https://www.findagrave.com/.../thomas-arthur-retterath Wayne Robertson
1943-2024 Hometown: St. Ansgar, IA. United States Army. Vietnam War. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275671464/wayne_allen-robertson andhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/275606623/wayne_allen-robertson Roland W. Ross
1922-2009 Hometown: Taopi, MN Tex 5 US Army. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../38945585/roland-william-ross Avery Schaefer
1926-2012 Hometown: McIntire, IA. United States Army. Korean War, 1951-1953. https://www.findagrave.com/mem.../83684659/avery-j.-schaefer William Schneider
World War II. David Smith
Adams High School Class of 1957 Hometown: Adams/Johnsburg, MN United States Army. Germany 1957-59. |
Lee Mullenbach
1958-2006 Southland High School Class of 1976 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN. Army National Guard. Pictured with Rick Shane. https://www.findagrave.com/.../170.../lee-anthony-mullenbach Robert Mullenbach
1929-2013 Hometown: Johnsburg, MN United States Army. Korean Era. www.findagrave.com/memorial/118204291/robert-arthur-mullenbach Nordeen C. Olson
1911-1999 Born in Adams James Osmundson
Adams High School Class of 1962 Hometown: Adams, MN Vietnam War Nyles Pederson
Hometown: Lyle, MN. United States Air Force George Prescott
1916-1983 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34216295/george-holden-prescott Keith Richardson
Hometown: Adams, MN. United States Navy. USS Jason AR8. 1958-1962. Calvin Robey
1843-1924 Civil War. Company K, First Iowa Calvary. https://www.findagrave.com/.../5843.../calvin-augustus-robey John Sathre
Adams High School Class of 1967 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. 1970-1972 Raymond "Buzzy" Schaefer
1933-2016 Adams High School Class of 1950 United States Army - Germany, 1953-1955 https://www.findagrave.com/.../1683.../raymond-john-schaefer Michael Seidel
Adams High School Class of 1959 Hometown-Taopi, MN Navy from July 17th 1959 until May 20th 1962. 3rd class or E4; served 2 years in Norfolk Virginia and then 9 months on the USS Salamonie AO-26. Delmer Sorgatz
Hometown: Waterville, MN United States Army. 1963-1965. |
Keith Stafford
Hometown: Mantorville, MN United States Navy. 1973-1977. Donald Steffans
Charles Sutphin
Adams High School Class of 1965 Hometown: Taopi, MN United States Marine Corps. Vietnam War Purple Heart Recipient Glenn Tapp
1923-2014 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. United States Army. 213 AAA Battalion, 1948-1950. https://www.findagrave.com/.../134616207/glenn-danzel-tapp Dean Tipton
Hometown: Bonilla, SD. United States Air Force. Vietnam War. Walter Trow
1945-2000 Navy. Served on the ship Bailey, 1966-1970. https://www.findagrave.com/.../194653505/walter-edward-trow Dennis Underdahl
Adams High School Class of 1967 Hometown: Adams, MN United States Army. Vietnam 1970–1971. Specialist E5 Norman Vasey
1933-1990 Hometown: Austin, MN. United States Army. Korea/Japan, 1953-1955. https://www.findagrave.com/.../27852951/norman-marcus-vasey Rudolph Vogelsang
1919-2001 Hometown: Dexter, MN United States Army. World War II – Italy/Germany. David Weness
Adams High School Class of 1962 Hometown: Adams, MN Army National Guard. 1964-1970 Oliver Whalen
1928-2016 Hometown: Rose Creek, MN. United States Navy. World War II. https://www.findagrave.com/.../172916607/oliver-urban-whalen Lance Wilson
Hometown: Taopi, MN United States Air Force. Vietnam War, 1964-1968. Dean Wolterman
1949-2018 Adams High School Class of 1967 United States Army, Vietnam. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187016398/dean-wolterman |
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