VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE
Sean Henderson - Emergency Manager / Veterans Service Officer
1300 Sherman Street, Suite 103, Sturgis, SD 57785
605.347.7623 | Fax: 605.720.1633
Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., Mon. - Fri.*
*Scheduling an appointment ahead of time is strongly encouraged.
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History
The position "County Veterans Service Officer" was created by state statute in 1944. Initially, the service officer was someone who had served on active duty in the United States Military and agreed to help veterans as a sideline to their regular job as a business person, lawyer or retired person. The County Veteran's Service Officer position is an appointed, exempt position with a term of three years.
Purpose
The purpose of the County Veterans Service Officer is to assist the County's veterans and their families to access US Dept. of Veterans Affairs benefits and health care; advise them of possible State benefits; explain the potential impact of veteran's benefits on other Federal Programs; and quite frequently intervene in errant communications between veterans and the VA.
Current
The Meade County Veterans Service Officer is Sean Henderson. Office hours are normally 8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Thursday, but due to volume of veteran's inquiries, you are highly encouraged to call 605-347-7623 for an appointment to ensure your issue is addressed. Calls left on voicemail will be responded to within 24 hours.
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MEADE COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA
MILITARY PERSONNEL LISTED AS WAR CASUALTIES
The following names were taken from a master list of over 2,800 South Dakotans who are recorded as war casualties. The list was compiled by the South Dakota Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in Pierre and the data was obtained from several sources including: The Doane Robinson's Encyclopedia of 1925, the book South Dakota in WWII, from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and from information provided to us by relatives, friends, etc.
While every effort has been made to make this listing as accurate as possible, it is quite possible that there may be some errors. If you notice that our records are not correct, such as the omission of an individual's name, we would appreciate receiving copies of old newspaper articles, casualty reports, etc., so we can make the appropriate corrections.
World War I
Earl Babcock
Raymond Goiens
John B. O'Shea
Albert Bachand
Glenn Hampton
Vernon L. Roberts
Lewis C. Bailey
Horace H. Hussey
Joseph Ruttenbucker
Julius Bruhn
Chris Johnson
Park N. Suddeth
Max Buker
Joe Kammerer
James Taylor
Robt. Cowen
Wm. R. Matson
William H. Taylor
Edward Dillehe
Frank May
Robert L. Vernon
Frank Fox
Ole Olson
Elton W. Weldin
World War II
Robert G. Anderson
Theodore Eyl
William G. Mance
Donald E. Antrim
George Fenner
Stanley M. McKay
Leo Bestgen
Claire L. Grams
Glen R. Nuzum
Otto G. Bestgen
George M. Hale, Jr.
Oran F. Petrich
Herbert E. Brandt
Alvin G. Harwood
Gayhard J. Reede
Leonard Conkle
Maxwell Huffman
Edward G. Schomer
Alexander H. Darg
Kenneth M. Jones
Glen L. Smith
Albert J. Delker
John J. Kerper
Archie E. Snoddy
Frank A. DePuglio
Samuel F. Linn
Korea
William Vandervoort
John C. Yuill, Jr.
Vietnam
Leo Allen Bauer
Donald Warren Ollila
Lester Arthur Watson
Richard Ray Maynard
Earl John Overacker
War on Terrorism
Brett Lundstrom
Christopher Soelzer
