State Heroes
Korean War
1951
Private First Class William Red Horn
Sioux County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:21st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 09, 1951 / Age:
1951
Sergeant First Class Donald Wayne Arneson
Hillsboro, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 25, 1951 / Age: 29
He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in South Korea. His remains were never recovered.
1951
Sergeant John R. Arman
Burleigh County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:187th Airborne Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: August 17, 1951 / Age: 21
Died of wounds on August 17, 1951. These wounds were sustained from the enemy in North Korea on May 29, 1951.
1951
Master Sergeant Leo J. Kraft
McHenry County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 31, 1951 / Age: 24
1951
Captain Orin L. Stenehjem
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: November 09, 1951 / Age: 19
Died in service in Austin, Texas
1951
Private First Class Clyde Bearstail
McLean County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 08, 1951 / Age:
1951
Corporal Eugene R. Van Steenvoort
Devils Lake, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:38th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 01, 1951 / Age: 19
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on June 1, 1951.
1951
Private First Class Seymour R. Adsem
Walsh 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: July 31, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private Van W. Paulson
Korean War
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:47th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 21, 1951 / Age: 21
Died in service in Williston, ND
1951
Private David V. Haman
Rolette 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 22, 1951 / Age:
1951
Corporal Alfred Lavallie Jr.
Rolette 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: October 10, 1951 / Age: 19
1951
Sergeant Donald P. Cullen
Cass 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: January 07, 1951 / Age:
1951
Sergeant First Class Thomas J. Tighe
Wells County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 24th Recon Company
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1951 / Age:
1951
Sergeant Wallace G. McLean
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: October 13, 1951 / Age: 22
Died in service in Bossier City, Louisiana
1951
Private First Class Vernon Lloyd Brokke
Reynolds, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Marines
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Ordnance Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: March 04, 1951 / Age: 20
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
1951
Sergeant Louis A. Simonson
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 20, 1951 / Age: 33
Died in service in Holland, Michigan