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Korean War

1950

Private First Class Paul Gerald Baenen

Jamestown, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade

Date of Loss: August 08, 1950 / Age: 20

1950

1st Lieutenant Jared W. Morrow

Fargo, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters

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

Date of Loss: September 01, 1950 / Age: 27

1950

Private First Class Orvis A. Haugtvedt

Steele County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Infantry Regiment Combat Team

Date of Loss: September 24, 1950 / Age:

1950

Private First Class Edward Joseph Jager

Ramsey County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:38th Field Artillery Battalion

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

Date of Loss: November 30, 1950 / Age: 22

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 24, 1951.

1950

Private Joseph K. Meyer

Wahpeton, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: K Company

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 12, 1950 / Age: 18

Died due to intense enemy fire but his body was not recovered and was presumed dead Dec 31, 1953. His remains were discovered and identified in 2008. He was laid to rest on May 3rd, 2008.

1950

Corporal James E. Trepanier

Grand Forks County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:34th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: July 20, 1950 / Age:

1950

Corporal Harold R Halvorson

Benson County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Date of Loss: August 08, 1950 / Age:

1950

Private First Class Frank R. Faulhaber

Stark 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: September 03, 1950 / Age:

1950

Sergeant Joseph M. Orr

Ramsey County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:82nd Anti-Aircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons) Battalion

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

Date of Loss: September 27, 1950 / Age:

1950

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eino Erland Falls

Towner County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Combat Engineer Battalion

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

Date of Loss: December 01, 1950 / Age:

1950

Private Michael A. Dworshak

Flasher, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Cavalry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: July 25, 1950 / Age:

Seeing an enemy machine gun nest to the rear, Private Dworshak, displaying great presence of mind, swung his automatic rifle around and, at the same time, shoved one man off the tank to keep him from getting hit by the machine gun's fire.