From: Lyman Co, South Dakota
KIA Iles St Marcouf
Anton J. Elvesaeter was born November 24, 1906 in Trondhiem, Norway to John J. and Gjertrude Elvesaeter. When Anton was 17 or 18 years old, he moved to the United States to live with his uncle who was the mayor of Presho, SD. Anton took the name Tony Sather.
In 1940 Tony enlisted in the US Army because the Germans invaded Norway. In 1943, while Tony was in the Army, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In December 1943, Tony and one of his friends, were sent overseas to Chichester, England where they were given assault training until D-day.
Their target was a small rock island off the coast of Utah Beach, called the Isle of San Marcouf. The assignment was to secure the rock island so the mass of troop transports could come closer to the shore and not be hit by the Nazi's shore batteries. Although unoccupied, the Isle of San Marcouf was heavily mined and booby-trapped so the Cavaly had to clear their paths. During this cliff approach, a mine exploded sending steel balls everywhere, one of them killing PFC Anton Elvesaeter immediately. "Tony" was 38 years old when he died.
THE DAILY HURONITE, HURON, S.D., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1944, PAGE FIVE
SOUTH DAKOTANS ARE CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (&) —
The war department made public today the names of 1,856 United States soldiers killed in action in the European area, including the following South Dakotans:
Second Lt. Samuel P. Bakewell; mother, Mrs. Leonne L. Bakewell,
Plankinton.
Second Lt. Paul H. Bellamy; father, Paul L. Bellamy. 901 Saint Cloud Street, Rapid City.
Pfc. Earl A. Deal; wife, Mrs. Leola E. Deal, 618 Omaha Street, Rapid City.
Pvt. Laurence B. Elpert; wife, Mrs. Ruby A. Elpert, Dolton.
PFC. ANTON J. ELVESAETER; AUNT, MRS. ANNA SATHER, PRESHO
Pfc. John H. Gottlob; mother, Mrs. Sebina Gottlob, Salem.
Pfc. William J. Haines; mother, Mrs. Edna A. Haines, route two, Viborg.
Cpl. Harold Hopkins; brother, Herbert E. Hopkins, Wilmot
KIA Iles St Marcouf
Anton J. Elvesaeter was born November 24, 1906 in Trondhiem, Norway to John J. and Gjertrude Elvesaeter. When Anton was 17 or 18 years old, he moved to the United States to live with his uncle who was the mayor of Presho, SD. Anton took the name Tony Sather.
In 1940 Tony enlisted in the US Army because the Germans invaded Norway. In 1943, while Tony was in the Army, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In December 1943, Tony and one of his friends, were sent overseas to Chichester, England where they were given assault training until D-day.
Their target was a small rock island off the coast of Utah Beach, called the Isle of San Marcouf. The assignment was to secure the rock island so the mass of troop transports could come closer to the shore and not be hit by the Nazi's shore batteries. Although unoccupied, the Isle of San Marcouf was heavily mined and booby-trapped so the Cavaly had to clear their paths. During this cliff approach, a mine exploded sending steel balls everywhere, one of them killing PFC Anton Elvesaeter immediately. "Tony" was 38 years old when he died.
THE DAILY HURONITE, HURON, S.D., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1944, PAGE FIVE
SOUTH DAKOTANS ARE CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (&) —
The war department made public today the names of 1,856 United States soldiers killed in action in the European area, including the following South Dakotans:
Second Lt. Samuel P. Bakewell; mother, Mrs. Leonne L. Bakewell,
Plankinton.
Second Lt. Paul H. Bellamy; father, Paul L. Bellamy. 901 Saint Cloud Street, Rapid City.
Pfc. Earl A. Deal; wife, Mrs. Leola E. Deal, 618 Omaha Street, Rapid City.
Pvt. Laurence B. Elpert; wife, Mrs. Ruby A. Elpert, Dolton.
PFC. ANTON J. ELVESAETER; AUNT, MRS. ANNA SATHER, PRESHO
Pfc. John H. Gottlob; mother, Mrs. Sebina Gottlob, Salem.
Pfc. William J. Haines; mother, Mrs. Edna A. Haines, route two, Viborg.
Cpl. Harold Hopkins; brother, Herbert E. Hopkins, Wilmot
From: Lyman Co, South Dakota
KIA Iles St Marcouf
Anton J. Elvesaeter was born November 24, 1906 in Trondhiem, Norway to John J. and Gjertrude Elvesaeter. When Anton was 17 or 18 years old, he moved to the United States to live with his uncle who was the mayor of Presho, SD. Anton took the name Tony Sather.
In 1940 Tony enlisted in the US Army because the Germans invaded Norway. In 1943, while Tony was in the Army, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In December 1943, Tony and one of his friends, were sent overseas to Chichester, England where they were given assault training until D-day.
Their target was a small rock island off the coast of Utah Beach, called the Isle of San Marcouf. The assignment was to secure the rock island so the mass of troop transports could come closer to the shore and not be hit by the Nazi's shore batteries. Although unoccupied, the Isle of San Marcouf was heavily mined and booby-trapped so the Cavaly had to clear their paths. During this cliff approach, a mine exploded sending steel balls everywhere, one of them killing PFC Anton Elvesaeter immediately. "Tony" was 38 years old when he died.
THE DAILY HURONITE, HURON, S.D., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1944, PAGE FIVE
SOUTH DAKOTANS ARE CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (&) —
The war department made public today the names of 1,856 United States soldiers killed in action in the European area, including the following South Dakotans:
Second Lt. Samuel P. Bakewell; mother, Mrs. Leonne L. Bakewell,
Plankinton.
Second Lt. Paul H. Bellamy; father, Paul L. Bellamy. 901 Saint Cloud Street, Rapid City.
Pfc. Earl A. Deal; wife, Mrs. Leola E. Deal, 618 Omaha Street, Rapid City.
Pvt. Laurence B. Elpert; wife, Mrs. Ruby A. Elpert, Dolton.
PFC. ANTON J. ELVESAETER; AUNT, MRS. ANNA SATHER, PRESHO
Pfc. John H. Gottlob; mother, Mrs. Sebina Gottlob, Salem.
Pfc. William J. Haines; mother, Mrs. Edna A. Haines, route two, Viborg.
Cpl. Harold Hopkins; brother, Herbert E. Hopkins, Wilmot
KIA Iles St Marcouf
Anton J. Elvesaeter was born November 24, 1906 in Trondhiem, Norway to John J. and Gjertrude Elvesaeter. When Anton was 17 or 18 years old, he moved to the United States to live with his uncle who was the mayor of Presho, SD. Anton took the name Tony Sather.
In 1940 Tony enlisted in the US Army because the Germans invaded Norway. In 1943, while Tony was in the Army, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In December 1943, Tony and one of his friends, were sent overseas to Chichester, England where they were given assault training until D-day.
Their target was a small rock island off the coast of Utah Beach, called the Isle of San Marcouf. The assignment was to secure the rock island so the mass of troop transports could come closer to the shore and not be hit by the Nazi's shore batteries. Although unoccupied, the Isle of San Marcouf was heavily mined and booby-trapped so the Cavaly had to clear their paths. During this cliff approach, a mine exploded sending steel balls everywhere, one of them killing PFC Anton Elvesaeter immediately. "Tony" was 38 years old when he died.
THE DAILY HURONITE, HURON, S.D., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1944, PAGE FIVE
SOUTH DAKOTANS ARE CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (&) —
The war department made public today the names of 1,856 United States soldiers killed in action in the European area, including the following South Dakotans:
Second Lt. Samuel P. Bakewell; mother, Mrs. Leonne L. Bakewell,
Plankinton.
Second Lt. Paul H. Bellamy; father, Paul L. Bellamy. 901 Saint Cloud Street, Rapid City.
Pfc. Earl A. Deal; wife, Mrs. Leola E. Deal, 618 Omaha Street, Rapid City.
Pvt. Laurence B. Elpert; wife, Mrs. Ruby A. Elpert, Dolton.
PFC. ANTON J. ELVESAETER; AUNT, MRS. ANNA SATHER, PRESHO
Pfc. John H. Gottlob; mother, Mrs. Sebina Gottlob, Salem.
Pfc. William J. Haines; mother, Mrs. Edna A. Haines, route two, Viborg.
Cpl. Harold Hopkins; brother, Herbert E. Hopkins, Wilmot
Inscription
PFC, 24 CAV RCN SQ MECZ WORLD WAR II
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