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Salem, SD 15 July 2004. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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04/13/2025
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Retired SD Army National Guard captain had two
tours in the Vietnam War as a helicopter pilot.
From: John Know, Veteran Service Officer McCook
County, SD
Survivors: Daughter, Myrna (Jim) Ellington of
Ulysses, KS; son Dwight Daniel Grimm of San
Antonio, TX; two sisters of Willow Lake, SD; three
brothers, and a sister-in-law, Betty Grim of
Willow Lake, SD. He had prior service in the U.S.
Navy. Awards and decorations include two Purple
Hearts and a DFC for Vietnam War service.
From: John M Knox