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Company K of the 164th Infantry Regiment

Keeping Company K's History Alive

Many people in Dickinson, North Dakota and the surrounding area,

are helping in the preservation of the history of Company K of the

164th Infantry Regiment as it pertains to World War II.  

Without the support of the members of Company K, their wives, relatives

and other interested people, this project would  have been impossible.  

A debt of gratitude is owed to them.  We thank them and remember

their kindness and dedication…..now and in the future.

TED KESSEL 

as a young private in Company K. 
Thankfully he retained so much vital
information from the WWII era and later
he was kind enough to share his memories.
On June 13, 2001,

TED KESSEL

visited the Dickinson Area Public Library.  Without his help,
many of the photographs used in this presentation would
have REMAINED FOREVER UNIDENTIFIED.  HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN
and his clear memory is a treasure.

AGNES PRIVRATSKY 

wife of Wenzel Privratsky.  She has been very
instrumental in making contacts with relatives of
the men who served in Company K.  Without her
assistance and unfailing encouragement, this project
would have been nearly impossible.

AGNES

presented the Library with a wonderful wooden handmade
flag that she had purchased on our behalf.  We are very happy
to have the flag as part of our Company K Project. 
It really seems to be waving in the breeze!
These relatives of Wenzel and Agnes Privratsky stopped at
the Dickinson Area Public Library on September 18, 2001. 
Wenzel and Agnes's daughter AND SON IN LAW

DONNA & RON MELLOT

are standing while their granddaughter AND
DAUGHTER ARE SEATED LEFT TO RIGHT.

NICOLE FATH & JAN REISINGER

A Special Thanks…..to

AUDREY BAIRD

THE wife of Lt. Col. LaRoy Baird, Jr.  She has been an avid
supporter from the beginning of the Co. K Project. 
She has also given us the funds to buy the high-tech printer
seen at the right of the picture. Not only has the printer
provided excellent reprints of pictures used on site, it has
also allowed us to send reprints to Co. K families all over
THE UNITED STATES!!!!

CATHERINE CLARYS 

wife of John Clarys.  Catherine has shared photographs and
other Armymemorabilia that have helped this project evolve.

MARTHA WAGNER 

wife of Edward Wagner. Martha has also shared
photographs and other Armymemorabilia that have
added another dimension to this project.

DOROTHY KOSTELECKY

is the wife of Bill Kostelecky who took many of the photographs
in this collection.  She was gracious to share the pictures with
this project and was unfailing in her encouragement.

DOROTHY KOSTELECKY

the wife of Bill Kostelecky from Company K.  She and
her two daughters and their children visited
the Dickinson Area Public Library on June 29, 2001.
Leah would especially like to thank her colleagues at
the Dickinson Area Public Library.  Her Library Director,
Cheryl Tollefson, who has set her on the path to discover
the history of Company K and then allowed Leah the time
and freedom to be creative.  Thanks to librarians,
Renee Paasch and Mary Lovell who have been a constant
encouragement and the library support staff who have
been generous in helping to carry the load while Leah
was working on this project. 
We would like to acknowledge our partnership with
the Dakota Science Center and the Grand Forks Public Schools.  
Without the help and support of their staff through technology
and training, we at the Dickinson Area Public Library would
not have been able to begin the preservation project of the
history of Company K and its involvement in World War II.

 ...........and an Eternal and Heartfelt

THANK YOU!!!!!

To the Soldiers of Company K
and ALL of the 164th Infantry Regiment
for their Dedication to Duty and Country
which inspires all of us to make their Story 

a Continual and Living Memory......... 

You will Dance in Our Hearts Forever!

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