State Heroes
Korean War
1953
Corporal Eugene H. Falcon
Williams County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 3rd Platoon, Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 04, 1953 / Age: 21
He was on a night patrol near "Outpost Dagmar" (Hill 355) in North Korea when he was killed by enemy small arms fire.
1950
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eino Erland Falls
Towner County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 01, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private First Class Frank R. Faulhaber
Stark County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: September 03, 1950 / Age:
1952
Sergeant First Class Mojmir Peter Ficek
Dunn County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 179th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 28, 1952 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Leroy S. Fordahl
Divide County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 25, 1951 / Age: 21
1952
Boilerman 1st Class Robert D. Fowler
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Boxer
Date of Loss: October 01, 1952 / Age: 34
Killed in action on the USS Boxer
1951
Sergeant Cecil W. French
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company I
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 3rd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 08, 1951 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Korea
1952
Private Arby A. Fryer Jr.
Cass County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 120th Engineer Combat Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 06, 1952 / Age: 18
1952
Airman 1st Class Courtney C. Furnberg
Fargo, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: July 02, 1952 / Age:
Non-hostile Air Crash.
1953
Private First Class Ronald J. Geis
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 23, 1953 / Age: 20
Killed in action in Korea
1952
Private First Class Christopher Ruben Geiszler
Merricourt, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 13th Engineer Combat Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 12, 1952 / Age: 19
He was riding in a truck when it struck a land mine. He was taken to the 8063rd Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), where he died.
1952
Private First Class Harold O. Georgeson
Benson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 9th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 09, 1952 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Clifford T. Gilstad
McKenzie County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1951 / Age:
Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 10, 1951. His remains were never recovered.
1950
Private First Class Martin J. Glasser
Morton County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 61st Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: September 13, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private Lavern Paul Gohl
Williams County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 16, 1950 / Age:
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea and forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March." He died while a prisoner at Manpo, North Korea on October 21, 1950. His remains were never recovered.
1952
Petty Officer 3rd Class Harlan Gay Goodroad
Jamestown, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Patrol Squadron 731, USS Onslow
Date of Loss: July 31, 1952 / Age: 25
His aircraft was on routine patrol out of Iwakuni, Japan over the Yellow Sea, when it was attacked by Chinese fighters and crashed.