State Heroes
Korean War
1951
Private First Class Michael L. Kennedy
Grand Forks County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 07, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private Harvey E. Swartzel Jr.
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 02, 1951 / Age: 19
Died in service in Chattanooga, Tennessee
1951
Private First Class Robert Lee Wanner
Belfield, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Weapons Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 1st Marines
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: September 16, 1951 / Age: 21
1951
Private Marvin L. Eggleston
Benson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:23rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 07, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Alfred Anderson Jr.
Traill County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: October 25, 1951 / Age: 20
1951
Corporal Kenneth Hefta
Traill County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 14, 1951 / Age:
He was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.
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
1951
Corporal Edward G. Lovejoy
Williams County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Division Artillery
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: April 05, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private Donald R. Harmon
Benson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: May 18, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Mylo S. Aaser
Nelson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: June 06, 1951 / Age: 21
Was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Chorwon, North Korea.
1951
Private First Class Lloyd F. Selby
Burleigh 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: July 11, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private Norval Rommesmo
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 16, 1951 / Age: 23
Died in service in Columbus, Indiana
1951
Sergeant Bruce I. Lovdokken
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 25, 1951 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Korea
1951
Private First Class Emil J. Pletka
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: September 02, 1951 / Age: 20
Died in service in Ft Campbell, Kentucky
1951
Corporal John A. Wilkerson
Ramsey County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:23rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 19, 1951 / Age:
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
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.