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South Dakota

5 men from South Dakota died in service with the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division in the Second World War. The line beneath each name gives his home county, his unit and the date he died.

• SSGT Joe W MastelEdmunds, South Dakota · Anti-Tank Company, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 13, 1945
• PVT Cecil F MeyerBennett, South Dakota · Company K, 242nd Infantry Regiment · January 25, 1945
• SGT Harvey F ReichDay, South Dakota · Company F, 242nd Infantry Regiment · March 16, 1945
• PFC Orville J SethneAurora, South Dakota · Company A, 232nd Infantry Regiment · March 16, 1945
• TSGT Claude E TownsendHarding, South Dakota · Company F, 232nd Infantry Regiment · April 27, 1945