State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

Korean War

Milton P. Billigmeier photo 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.

Thomas C. Odenbaugh photo 1950

Private Thomas C. Odenbaugh

Golden Valley County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:29th Regimental Combat Team

Date of Loss: August 22, 1950 / Age:

Martin J. Glasser photo 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:

Leslie C. Thompson photo 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:

Robert Gerard Schmitt photo 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."

Peter Ternes photo 1950

Private First Class Peter Ternes

Raleigh, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:71st Signal Service Battalion

Date of Loss: June 30, 1950 / Age:

Carl C. Jensen photo 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.

Ward Orville Neville photo 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.

Vincent J. Eicholtz photo 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:

Marvin Jerome Myhre photo 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.

Bertil S. Larson photo 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

Marvin Boschee photo 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

James K. Taylor photo 1950

Private First Class James K. Taylor

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:32nd Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: December 02, 1950 / Age:

Damon J. Larson photo 1950

2nd Lieutenant Damon J. Larson

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

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

Date of Loss: November 28, 1950 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Yudamni, Korea

Lavern Paul Gohl photo 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.