State Heroes

Pvt. Arthur Korsmo

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 137th Field Artillery

Date of Loss: October 23, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of cerebro spinal meningitis, at Turleville, France, on Oct. 23, 1918.

Buried at Turleville, France; remains returned to U. S. on July 19, 1921, and buried in Riverside Cemetery, Fargo, N. Dak.

Corporal Donald D. Korte

Dickinson, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division

Date of Loss: October 10, 1951 / Age:

Killed in Action while attacking "Line Jamestown" during "Operation Commando" in North Korea.

Electrician's Mate 1st Class Willie H. Korus

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: June 28, 1945 / Age: 26

Killed in action in Pacific Area

Seaman 2c Ambrose L. Kosmatka

World War II

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Navy

Date of Loss: April 25, 1944 / Age:

Died while in MIA status.

Corporal Stanley J. Kosmatka

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 309th Field Artillery Battalion

Date of Loss: December 29, 1944 / Age: 28

Died in service in Germany

Private First Class Timothy E. Kotaska

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 137th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: March 05, 1945 / Age: 30

Died as a Prisoner Of War at Bad Soden-Salmunster Hospital (Serves Stalag 9-B) Bad Soden Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 50-09

George William Koth

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 53rd Depot Brigade

Date of Loss: October 04, 1918 / Age: 23

Died of pneumonia, at Camp Hancock, Ga., on Oct. 4, 1918.

Buried at Sheyenne, N. Dak.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Saddler Harry Kotschorek

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 1st Division Engineer Train

Date of Loss: September 27, 1920 / Age: 25

Died on Sept. 27, 1920, surgical shock following operation.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Private First Class Elmer E. Kouba

World War II

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 379th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 95th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 17, 1944 / Age: 38

Killed in action in France

Staff Sgt. John G. Kowalski

World War II

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 422nd Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Loss: July 05, 1944 / Age: 25

Died while in MIA status.

Airman 3rd Class Leore J. Kowarsch

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: August 09, 1952 / Age: 20

Died in service in Mobile, Alabama in a car accident

Private Sydney Edgar Kraabel

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND

Date of Loss: October 19, 1918 / Age: 18

Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website

Private Sydney Edgar Kraabel

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Student Army Training Corps UND Grand Forks ND

Date of Loss: October 19, 1918 / Age: 18

Died while serving as a member of the Student Army Training Corps  on the UND campus in Grand Forks during the 1918 flu pandemic. Name included on the UND S.A.T.C. website

Henry H. Kraemer

World War I

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H, 131st Infantry

Date of Loss: August 11, 1918 / Age: 25

Killed in action, on Aug. 11, 1918.

Buried in France. Remains returned to U. S. on Dec. 28, 1920, and buried at West Union, Minn.

Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Lance Corporal Todd Anthony Kraft

Devils Lake, ND

Lebanon

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: G Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2/8 Battalion Landing Team

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 22nd Marine Amphibious Unit

Date of Loss: December 04, 1983 / Age: 19

The evening of December 4th a reinforced squad of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, led by Sgt Manuel A.