World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Gene F. Minier
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brookings, South Dakota
Honored By
Vern P. Martin
Relationship
Friend
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN BOOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA WHICH WAS THE 109TH COMBAT ENGINEERS. ON APRIL 29, 1944, GENE WAS KILLED BY A LAND MINE WHILE CLEARING A FIELD SO THAT OTHERS COULD ADVANCE TOWARD THE ENEMY.