Roll call of veterans aboard the Honor Flight

B

Colbert Bassett, Worthington, Army Corporal

Mervin “John” Bates, Ocheyedan, Iowa, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Leo Baumgard, Brewster, Navy Seabees Carpenter Mate 3rd Class

Rex Beckman, Melvin, Iowa, Navy Merchant Marine 1st Class

Sylvan Behrens, Truman, Army Artillery Sgt., Motor Sgt.

Verle Benson, Canby, Navy 1st Class

Richard “Dick” Berg, Fairmont, Navy EM 3rd Class

Theodore “Teddy” Berglund, Bancroft, Iowa, Army Artillery Tech 5

Gilbert “Gil” Bliss, Canby, Army Artillery Pfc.

Gilbert Blochowitz, Bigelow, Army Artillery Pfc.

Lester “Les” Bockes, Ortonville, Navy Yeoman 2nd Class

William “Bill” Bousema, Sanborn, Iowa, Army Pfc.

Darwin Bridgland, Benson, Army Sgt.

LeRoy Brockberg, Slayton, Army Air Corps Master Sgt.

C

Donald “Don” Carlson, Windom, Air Force Master Sgt.

Rueben Christianson, Dawson, Army Sgt.

Joseph “Albertus” Clark, Kenneth, Army First Lt.

Ronald “Ron” Conway, Slayton, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Chet Curtis, Willmar, Army E-7

D

Frances “Don” Delaney, Pipestone, Army Pvt.

Fabian Deutsch, Magnolia, Army Pft.

Ross “Doc” DeWitt, Worthington, Navy

Donald “Don” Dillehay, Harris, Iowa, Army Pft.

Raymond “Ray” Doerhoefer, Willmar, Army Sgt.

George Doust, Worthington, Navy Seaman 1st Class

George Dubbeldee, Marshall, Army Staff Sgt.

E

Clifton “Cliff” Ellingson, Marshall, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Kenneth “Ken” Erickson, Mountain Lake, Navy GMG1 E-6

F

Francis “Frank” Finke, Wheaton, Navy Adm. 2nd Class

Norman Fuhrman, Balaton, Navy Seaman 1st Class

G

Kenneth “Ken” Gaiser, Worthington, Army Air Force Cpl.

Arnold “Arnie” Garbers, Lake Benton, Army T-5

Rufus Garnmeister, Luverne, Army Cpl.

Elmer Gath, Hardwick, Army T-5

Darrell Gentry, Lakefield, Navy AMMP-2

Ervin “Maynard” Gjerde, Elmore, Army Pfc.

Wilton “Wilt” Gustafson, Madison, Merchant Marines AV5

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Jens Hansen, Tyler, Coast Guard Seaman 1st Class

Larry Hansen, Tyler, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Millard Hayek, Canby, Navy EM 2nd Class

Donald “Don” Hecker, Heron Lake, Coast Guard S 1st Class

Johnnie Hill, Hector, Air Force Private 1st Class

Jacob “Jake” Hinrichs, Ellsworth, Navy Boatswains Mate

August “Gus” Hoffer, Kandiyohi, Navy Lt. JG

Quentin Hoffman, Wilmont, Army Sgt.

Bill Holling, Luverne, Army Private 1st Class

Merland Holmgren, Willmar, Navy Carpenter’s Mate 2nd Class

Clifford “Hooley” Huehn, Marine Corps Cpl.

Raymond “Ray” Hurd, Lake Benton, Army Pfc.

Harold Hurley, Windom, Army TEC-5

J

Donald “Don” Jacobson, Willmar, Army Air Corps

Marion “Jay” Jaycox, Sanborn, Iowa, Army Staff Sgt.

Eugene “Gene” Johnson, Hector, Army T-4

Gerald “Jerry” Johnson, Worthington, USNR RM 2nd Class

Orville “Doc” Johnson, Tyler, Army S/Sgt.

Frank Josephson, Minneota, Army Air Force 1st Lt.

K

Harvey Kindler, Lynd, Army Tech-4

Leslie “Les” Kirkman, Windom, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Paul Kirsh, Milroy, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Lyle “Doc” Klein, Tyler, Army Pfc.

Walter “Walt” Kopp, Luverne, Army Staff Sgt.

L

Donald “Don” Lensing, Wabasso, Army Pfc.

Orville Lien, Worthington, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Rial Lindsoe, Willmar, Army Private 1st Class

M

Alfred Marcus, Prinsburg, Army Staff Sgt.

Lee Mau, Fairmont, Army Infantry 1st Lt.

Paul Meyer, Mankato, Army Maj. Gen.

Merton “Mert” Miller, Fairmont, Marines Cpl.

Paul Miller, Canby, Army T5 Cpl.

Gerald “Jerry” Moose, Pipestone, Army, Pfc.

N

Delos “Doss” Nelson, Pipestone, Navy FC 3rd Class

Eugene “Gene” Nelson, Willmar, Army Staff Sgt.

Donald “Don” Niece, Willmar, Army Staff Sgt.

Eugene “Gene” Nordquist, Canby, Army Sgt.

O

Robert “Bob” Obermann, Worthington, Navy Seaman 2nd Class

Willie Oltmans, Lake Benton, Navy Fireman 1st Class

P

Robert Pedley, Ocheyedan, Iowa, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Earl Petersen, Tyler, Army Sgt.

James “Jim” Peterson, Morris, Navy Gunners Mate 2nd Class

Q

Leland “Lee” Quaintance, Melvin, Iowa, Navy Fireman 1st Class

Harold Qualley, Sherburn, Army T-4

John “Bud” Qualley, Canby, Navy EMT 1st Class

R

Walter “Walt” Ranschau, Inwood, Iowa, Army Air Force Cpl.

Harry Rempel, Mountain Lake, Army Private 1st Class

Victor “Vic” Roggow, Alpha, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Robert Rosengren, Slayton, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Donald Ross, Mountain Lake, Naval Air Corp Cadet SPG 2nd Class

Gerald “Gerry” Runia, Tyler, Coast Guard Merchant Marine

Robert “Bob” Runia, Marshall, Army Private 2nd Class

S

Robert Sandahl, Hector, Army Air Corps Staff Sgt.

Lester “Les” Sanderson, Tyler, Coast Guard Coxswain

Ralph Schliep, Willmar, Army Pfc.

Howard “Howie” Schmidtke, St. James, Army Pfc.

Vincent “Vince” Schreier, Currie, Army Cpl.

Virgil Schutz, Luverne, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Robert “Bob” Sellberg, Worthington, Army Air Corps

Donald “Don” Skimland, Willmar, Army Sgt. T-4

Darold “Dar” Snortum, Canby, Navy Aviator

Donald “Don” Soderquist, Sibley, Iowa, Air Force 1st Sgt.

Arvid Swan, Hadley, Army T-5

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James “Jim” Taylor, Adrian, Navy RM 3rd Class

Delbert “Del” Thielke, Dawson, Navy AOM 3rd Class

Gerald “Jerry” Totman, Pipestone, Army T-4

V

Vernon Voss, Spirit Lake, Iowa, Army T-5

W

Harry Werner, Blue Earth, Navy Seaman 1st Class

Ernest “Ernie” Wingen, New Ulm, Navy Seabees WT 1st Class

Y

Harold Yahnka, Cottonwood, Army Private 1st Class

Leonard Yonker, Milroy, Navy FIC

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