Memorial service for Tech. Sgt. William Plante Published Oct. 21, 2008 Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- A memorial service for Tech. Sgt. William Plante, who passed away from cancer on Oct. 17, will be held Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. in the base chapel (by the Shoppette). Sergeant Plante had been medically retired from the 23rd Bomb Squadron.