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Korean War

1952

Private Donald L. Monson

Walsh County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 180th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 45th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 26, 1952 / Age:

1951

Private First Class Fred W. Monson Jr.

Williams County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 21st Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 26, 1951 / Age:

1951

Master Sergeant Ivan Levi Montgomery

Minot, ND

Korean War, World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 522nd Engineer Base Depot Battalion

Date of Loss: November 20, 1951 / Age:

Non-hostile death.

1950

1st Lieutenant Jared W. Morrow

Fargo, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 01, 1950 / Age: 27

1950

Corporal Thomas F. Murphy

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 16th Recon Squadron

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

Date of Loss: September 10, 1950 / Age:

1950

Corporal Marvin Jerome Myhre

New Rockford, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 6407th Ammunition Handling Unit

Date of Loss: August 23, 1950 / Age: 21

Initial reports indicated he met his death when a vehicle in which he was riding missed a turn and was wrecked near the front lines in Korea. Further investigation determined that enemy sniper fire caused the accident.

1952

Corporal James B. Nehowig

Fargo, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 20, 1952 / Age:

He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy at "Old Baldy", North Korea on September 20, 1952.

1952

Sergeant Ellis R. Nell

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 18th Engineers Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: July 29, 1952 / Age: 21

Died in service in Germany

1953

Sergeant First Class Ingvald O. Nelson

Korean War, World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38

Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma

1954

Private First Class Noel S. Ness

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 07, 1954 / Age: 22

Died in service in Korea

1950

1st Lieutenant Ward Orville Neville

Zap, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: August 11, 1950 / Age: 32

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions near the Naktong River while on a search and destroy patrol. In this mission, Neville and his 13 men were attacked by an estimated 200 enemy rifleman.