ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202
COLLECTION: OGL #1278
DATES: 1941-1945
SIZE: 3.75 linear feet
ACQUISITION: The Grand Forks County World War II Service Record Books were deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Thomas Saddler, Jr., Veterans Service Officer, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on February 28, 2000 (Acc.#2000-2452). The deposit was added to the Carleton Elliott Simensen Military Heritage Collection.
ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.
RELATED PUBLICATION:
Register of North Dakota Veterans: World War II, 1941-1945, and Korean Conflict, 1950-1953.
The Grand Forks County World War II Service Record Books document the history of soldiers from Grand Forks county in World War II. Soldiers both born and raised in Grand Forks County, as well as soldiers residing in the county at the time of entry into the military, are included. Each entry contains a great deal of information, including: birth date, career, physical description, service unit, awards and citations, date of discharge and muster out pay, to name a few. In most instances, the information provided is in excess of the information presented in the Register of North Dakota Veterans: World War II, 1941-1945, and Korean Conflict, 1950-1953.
The record books were arranged into three basic series. Series I divides each binder by the first two letters of the surname, while series II divides them by the entire surname. Series II appears to be a duplicate of series I; they differ only in the fact that series I contains the date which an informational letter was sent to the veteran. Series III consists of two record books of newspaper clippings. The clippings are of notices of missing in action and deceased veterans.
Before deposit in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection, the record books were housed in the Veterans Service Office in Grand Forks. The record books may or may not be related to publication of Register of North Dakota Veterans: World War II, 1941-1945, and Korean Conflict, 1950-1953. The record books date from the time immediately following the end of World War II, while the Register of North Dakota Veterans: World War II, 1941-1945, and Korean Conflict, 1950-1953 was not published until 1968. Another possible origin could lie with the DD214 form, filed by most discharged veterans with the county clerk of their county of residence. This form lists much of the same information presented in the roster books.
Box 1
Folders
SERIES I
1. World War II Service Record Book: "A to Bo"
2. World War II Service Record Book: "Br to Dy"
3. World War II Service Record Book: "E, F, G"
4. World War II Service Record Book: "H, I, J"
5. World War II Service Record Book: "Jo to Li"
6. World War II Service Record Book: "Li to My"
7. World War II Service Record Book: "N to Ov"
Box 2
Folders
1. World War II Service Record Book: "Pa to Ry"
2. World War II Service Record Book: "Sa to Sy"
3. World War II Service Record Book: "T to Z"
SERIES II
4. World War II Service Record Book: "Aaker to Bohlman"
5. World War II Service Record Book: "Bohn to Doda"
6. World War II Service Record Book: "Dohlman to Gensrich"
7. World War II Service Record Book: "Georgeson to Hennessey"
Box 3
Folders
1. World War II Service Record Book: "Henry to Kyllo"
2. World War II Service Record Book: "Laberge to Miller"
3. World War II Service Record Book: "Millette to Pyes"
4. World War II Service Record Book: "Qualheim to Stewart"
5. World War II Service Record Book: "Stewart to Zeke"
SERIES III
6. Deceased Veterans Record Book, newspaper clippings: 1944-June 1945
7. Deceased Veterans Record Book, newspaper clippings: March - November 1945
Two books dealing with World War I were separated and placed in the North Dakota Book Collection:
Walsh County in the World War
In the World War 1917, 1918, 1919: Polk County, Minnesota
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