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| Title | Richard J. Strand memorial, St. Thomas, N.D. |
| Date of Original | between 2000 and 2007? |
| Description | This photograph shows the tombstone of Richard J. Strand, who went missing in WWII. The tombstone is made from granite and has several words carved into it. It reads "IN MEMORIAM, RICHARD J. STRAND T/SGT. 498 BOMB. SQDN. V. H. BORN OCT 21, 1919. MISSING IN ACTION OVER TOKYO. MAY 24, 1945." Two small yellow flowers are also visible. |
| General Subject | Cemeteries and graves
Statues and monuments
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Missing in action
Monuments & memorials
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| Subject (LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945
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| Personal Name | Strand, Richard J. (Richard James), 1919-1945
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| Location | Pembina County (N.D.)
St. Thomas (N.D.)
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| Decade | 2000-2009
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| Item Number | PCHS-5193 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Dimensions of Original | 10 x 16 cm |
| Transcription | "Richard James Strand. Richard James Strand was born October 19, 1919, at St. Thomas, N.D. to James and Beatrice Strand. He attended elementary school at St. Thomas to age ten. Because of his father's business requirements, he continued his elementary schooling in Grand Forks and Valley City, ND and Kearney, Nebraska. His schooling was continued at Kearney and graduated from high school in 1935. Thereafter he attended college at Kearney. Having decided to make optometry his lifetime profession, he attended Northern Illinois College of Optometry for two years. In July of 1941, he enlisted in the Air Force as an electronics technician. In 1944 after various tours of duty, he was sent to Saipan as a radar and communications technician with a bombing squadron. He was reported missing on his twenty-sixth bombing mission over Japan. No further information as to his fate was obtainable" – Printed on label. |
| Notes | Title created by staff.
Photographer unknown.
Strand received a Purple Heart and special citations. |
| Repository Institution | Pembina County Historical Society
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| Repository Collection | Pembina County Historical Society Photograph Collection
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| Credit Line | Pembina County Historical Society (PCHS-5193) |
| Rights Management | Copyright transferred to Pembina County Historical Society. |
| Ordering Information | Pembina County Historical Society
Zelda Hartje
13572 Hwy 5
Cavalier, ND 58220
Phone: (701) 265-4941
Email: pchsm@polarcomm.com
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| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09 |
| Digital ID | dmPCHS5193 |
