McCook County South Dakota

Kayser, Russell William
Army Corporal

Russell William Kayser, age 21, from Salem, South Dakota, McCook county.

Service era: Vietnam
Schools: Saint Mary’s High (1968)

Date of death: Tuesday, January 6, 1970
Death details: Killed in action near Saigon

Source: National Archives, Minneapolis Star Triube (91970)

Huisman, LaVerne Walter
Navy Seaman 1

LaVerne Walter Huisman, age 20, from McCook County Bridgewater, South Dakota .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, August 6, 1945
Death details: Killed aboard USS Bullhead SS-332 when it was sunk by air attack near the Lombok Strait.

Source: On Eternal Patrol

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