Herman J. Sundstad

World War II
Service #1299324
Unit5307th Composite Unit
RankFirst Lieutenant U.S. Army
Entered Service From Minnesota
Date of DeathJune 5 1944
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Bronze Star
Purple Heart
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Notes

Through the work of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the remains of First Lieutenant Herman J. Sundstad were accounted for in 2024. His name is permanently inscribed on the “Walls of the Missing” at the Manila American Cemetery.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.