Captain Donald Grant Severson

1922 - 1951  (28 years)

• Name	Donald Grant Severson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Title	Captain
  Birth	29 Sep 1922	Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8]
  Baptism	3 Dec 1922	Trinity Lutheran Church, Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	1942	Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA   [3]
  Military Service	12 Nov 1942	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 9]
  	US Air Force - WWII: Capt
  Military POW	16 Aug 1944	Germany   [6, 9]
  	Heavy Bomber crew captured in Germany - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)
  Obituary	Sep 1951	Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA   [8]
  	Obituary of Donald Severson • The Dunn County News • Menomonie, Wisconsin • Wed, Sep 26, 1951 • Page 20
  		Obituary-SEVERSON Donald Donald Grant Severson Obituary
  Death	7 Sep 1951	Eilson Air Force Base, Fairbanks North Star, Alaska, USA   [1, 2, 8]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Plane Crash at Eilson Air Force Base
  Burial	Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Wheeler, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA   [1, 2, 8]
  		Burial-SEVERSON Donald Captain Donald Grant Severson - Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Wheeler WI + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94346127/
  Person ID	I23877	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Eli Severt Severson,   b. 21 Aug 1888, Grundy County, Illinois, USA d. 10 Mar 1975, Pioneer Home, Luck, Polk, Wisconsin, USA (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Clara Etta Gaard,   b. 4 Mar 1893, Morris, Grundy, Illinois, USA d. 17 Jan 1966, Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Aug 1913	Glenwood City, St Croix, Wisconsin, USA   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F10126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gilda Maria Gregerson,   b. 20 Mar 1927, Wheeler, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA d. 1 Feb 2011, Tustin, Orange, California, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1946	St Croix County, Wisconsin, USA   [7, 8, 13]
  Family ID	F9823	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Sep 1922 - Boyceville, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1942 - Dunn County, Wisconsin, USA Military Service - US Air Force - WWII: Capt - 12 Nov 1942 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Marriage - 23 Mar 1946 - St Croix County, Wisconsin, USA Obituary - Obituary of Donald Severson • The Dunn County News • Menomonie, Wisconsin • Wed, Sep 26, 1951 • Page 20 - Sep 1951 - Menomonie, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-SEVERSON Donald Captain Donald Grant Severson - Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Wheeler WI + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94346127/

  
  

  Obituaries

  Obituary-SEVERSON Donald Donald Grant Severson Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S10478] Find a Grave (Killed in Action - Korean War), SEVERSON Donald Grant - Captain US Air Force - 1922-1951 (Veteran) (KILLED IN ACTION). Donald Grant Severson, 28, Boyceville, lost his life Sept. 7 in an airplane crash at Eilson Air Force Base, Alaska. Two other members of the crew died with him when their aircraft failed mechanically. Funeral services were held Sept. 18 at Wheeler Lutheran church, the Rev. Warren C. Weeg officiating. Legion posts from Boyceville and Wheeler took part in the graveside services. Donald Severson was born Sept. 22, 1822, on a farm in the Boyceville vicinity. He attended Boyceville school, graduating in 1941. He enlisted in the air force in 1942 and attended cadet school receiving his wings and commission, and at time of death was a captain in the United States Air Force. Capt. Severson was adjutant of the maintenance and supply groups at Eilson Air Force Base in Alaska in addition to his flying duties. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church. He was married to Gilda, Gregerson, Wheeler, on March 23, 1946. Donald Severson is survived by his wife. Gilda: his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Severson, Boyceville; one sister, Mrs. Donald Gregerson, Eau Claire: three brothers, Orris, Reedsport, Ore.; Lane, DeKalb, Ill.; and Earl, Eau Claire. Capt. Severson was loved and respected by his officers and men of the air force and his many friends and relatives in the vicinity of Boyceville and Wheeler. Memorial services have been held at the air base in Alaska. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94346127/donald_grant_severson Burial-SEVERSON Donald Captain Donald Grant Severson - Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Wheeler WI + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94346127/ [S1557] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2014;). U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 [S1258] National Archives and Records Administration, U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S510] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04476; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 17-10. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04476; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 17-10 [S2566] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II American and Allied Prisoners of War, 1941-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2005;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, 1920 - 1975; Record Group Number: 389. [S1021] Ancestry.com, Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2022;), Wisconsin Department of Health Services; Madison, WI. [S5516] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Donald G Severson • Menomonie Dunn County News - Sep 1951, (Name: The Dunn County News; Location: Menomonie WI; Date: 26 Sep 1951;), Donald Grant Severson. Donald Grant Severson, 28, Boyceville, lost his life Sept. 7 in an airplane crash at Eilson Air Force Base, Alaska. Two other members of the crew died with him when their aircraft failed mechanically. Funeral services were held Sept. 18 at Wheeler Lutheran church, the Rev. Warren C. Weeg officiating. Legion posts from Boyceville and Wheeler took part in the graveside services. Donald Severson was born Sept. 22, 1822, on a farm in the Boyceville vicinity. He attended Boyceville school, graduating in 1941. He enlisted in the air force in 1942 and attended cadet school receiving his wings and commission, and at time of death was a captain in the United States Air Force. Capt. Severson was adjutant of the maintenance and supply groups at Eilson Air Force Base in Alaska in addition to his flying duties. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran church. He was married to Gilda, Gregerson, Wheeler, on March' 23, 1946. Donald Severson is survived by his wife. Gilda: his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Severson, Boyceville; one sister, Mrs. Donald Gregerson, Eau Claire: three brothers, Orris, Reedsport, Ore.; Lane, DeKalb, Ill.; and Earl, Eau Claire. Capt. Severson was loved and respected by his officers and men of the air force and his. many friends and relatives in the vicinity of Boyceville and Wheeler. Memorial services have been held at the air base in Alaska. https://www.newspapers.com/image/542410780/?article=9f8215b8-b65e-41b8-824d-37b4fd2d6f02&focus=0.60148734,0.48562407,0.714907,0.72038203&xid=3355 Obituary-SEVERSON Donald Donald Grant Severson Obituary [S5513] Fold3 - Killed in Action: Donald G Severson F (POW), Captain Donald Grant Severson F, World War II - Prisoner of War after being captured in Germany - Killed in Action at Eilson Air Force Base. World War II Army Enlistment Records – Fold3 https://www.fold3.com/page/84477066_donald_g%20severson/?xid=1945 [S510] Ancestry.com, U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940 [S2600] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Eli Severson • Dunn County News - Mar 1975, (Name: Dunn County News; Location: Dunn County WI; Date: 19 Mar 1975;), Obituary of Eli Severson. https://www.newspapers.com/image/542865034/?article=502be1db-0024-4edd-8187-bb501344aa95&focus=0.61163735,0.354549,0.7288083,0.57 [S2599] Smith, Julie Campbell, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Gregerson): GAARD Clara Severson, (Name: SmithLC.com;), GAARD Clara Etta Severson 1893-1966. Services were held Thursday for Mrs. Eli Severson, 72, the former Clara Gaard, who died at Glenhaven Nursing Home Monday. Burial was in Wheeler cemetery. Services were conducted by he Rev. Maynard Larson at Trinity Lutheran Church, Boyceville. Surviving are her husband; three sons, Orris, Reedsport, Ore.; Lane, DeKalb, Ill.; and Earl, Eau Claire; one daughter, Mrs. Phyllis Gregerson, Bend, Ore.; three brothers, Leslie, Boyceville; Melvin, Eau Claire; and Selmer, California; three sisters, Minnie Gaard, Wheeler; Mrs. Julius Mork, Kiester, Minn.; and Mrs. Henry Quame, Rake, Iowa; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94345816/clara-etta-severson [S5515] Find a Grave: GREGERSON Gilda Dunn 1927-2011, Gilda Marie Gregerson Severson Dunn. Gilda Marie Gregerson Dunn BIRTH: 20 Mar 1927 Wheeler, Dunn County, Wisconsin DEATH: 1 Feb 2011 (aged 83) Tustin, Orange County, California BURIAL: Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery, Wheeler, Dunn County, Wisconsin MEMORIAL ID: 95959278 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95959278/gilda-marie-dunn