State Heroes Total:
2604
Service Branch

Korean War

Arby A. Fryer Jr. photo 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

Alton Elmer Graf photo 1952

Private Alton Elmer Graf

Kintyre, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: August 18, 1952 / Age: 22

He was listed as Missing in Action when carried away by a flash flood while crossing the river near Inje, North Korea on August 18, 1952 and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. 

Carl J. Bichler photo 1952

Private Carl J. Bichler

Pierce County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:17th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 20, 1952 / Age:

Killed in Action

George Jangula photo 1952

Sergeant George Jangula

Emmons 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: March 30, 1952 / Age: 20

John Ewain Jr. Wirtz photo 1952

Private First Class John Ewain Jr. Wirtz

Minot, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 08, 1952 / Age: 22

He died of other causes near Kumhwa, North Korea.

George Percy Martineau photo 1952

Private First Class George Percy Martineau

Pembina, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 7th Marines

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

Date of Loss: July 10, 1952 / Age: 26

He contracted hemorrhagic fever while on patrol from Hill 229 near the "Yoke".

Jasper Young Bear photo 1952

Sergeant Jasper Young Bear

McLean County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:38th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: September 18, 1952 / Age: 22

Nickolaus Kuntz photo 1952

Private First Class Nickolaus Kuntz

Grant County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:160th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: October 22, 1952 / Age:

Ervin E. Mautz photo 1952

Corporal Ervin E. Mautz

McLean County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:14th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 01, 1952 / Age:

Joseph Matt Mathis photo 1952

Corporal Joseph Matt Mathis

Hettinger County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:35th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 19, 1952 / Age: 20

Christopher Ruben Geiszler photo 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.

James B. Nehowig photo 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, 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. 

Keith Robert Bayley photo 1952

Private First Class Keith Robert Bayley

Page, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Weapons Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 7th Marines

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

Date of Loss: October 27, 1952 / Age: 23

Darwyn L. Hagen photo 1952

Private First Class Darwyn L. Hagen

Grand Forks County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:35th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 16, 1952 / Age:

Olai Joseph Twenge photo 1952

Private First Class Olai Joseph Twenge

Hatton, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: February 19, 1952 / Age: 23

He died of severe burns when his bunker caught fire near Kal-Gol, North Korea.