FALLEN
Korean War
1950
Sergeant Leslie C. Thompson
Pembina 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: November 28, 1950 / Age:
1950
Sergeant Donald Leroy Duff
Sargent County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Engineer Combat Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 01, 1950 / Age:
He was captured while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action.
1950
1st Lieutenant Vernon A. Lindvig
Lakota, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 339th All Weather Squadron
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:35th Fighter Interceptor Wing
Date of Loss: June 28, 1950 / Age: 26
Lost while returning from operations to cover Rheinholte in the Yellow Sea. His plane crashed in mountains short of the runway at Iwakuni during bad weather.
1950
Corporal Milton P. Billigmeier
Stutsman County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 29th Infantry Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: July 27, 1950 / Age:
He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Hadong, South Korea on July 27, 1950 and was presumed dead on February 24, 1954.
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.
1950
Sergeant First Class Bertil S. Larson
Cass 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: September 14, 1950 / Age: 26
1950
Corporal Marvin Boschee
Logan County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:15th Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 28, 1950 / Age: 20
1950
1st Lieutenant Robert Gerard Schmitt
Sykeston, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 01, 1950 / Age: 27
"Wounded in both legs and wearing a U.S. Army field coat peppered with bullet holes, 1st Lt. Robert Schmitt led a desperate U.S. hilltop assault against advancing Chinese forces in one of the bloodiest battles of the Korean War. He never returned."
1950
Lieutenant Colonel Carl C. Jensen
Wells County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3d Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 12, 1950 / Age: 38
Colonel Jensen remained behind and personally directed the withdrawal of all units of his Battalion. When the withdrawal was complete, he himself began to withdraw from the forward position, collecting stragglers as he withdrew.
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.
1950
Private Vincent J. Eicholtz
Cass County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:29th Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: July 27, 1950 / Age:
1950
Corporal Robert D. Vilandre
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Air Police Squadron
Date of Loss: September 26, 1950 / Age: 20
On September 26, 1950, he was aboard a C-54D Skymaster transport departing from Ashiya, Japan when the aircraft crashed into the Sea of Japan.
1950
Private First Class William D. Johnson
Pembina County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:29th Regimental Combat Team
Date of Loss: September 01, 1950 / Age:
1950
Corporal Robert J. Smith
Cass 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: September 15, 1950 / Age:
1950
Corporal Cletus R. Lies
Bremen, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:32nd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 28, 1950 / Age: 26
He was Killed in Action, while tending wounded comrades near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. He went to the aid of MSG Leo Russave and died in the attempt. His remains were recovered and were accounted for Dec. 7, 2013.