State Heroes
Korean War
1950
Private First Class Stephen Kermit Roe
Barnes County, 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: November 30, 1950 / Age: 20
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 11, 1951.
1950
Private First Class Paul V. Smith
Williams County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:57th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 06, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private First Class Richard E. Sad
Barnes 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 16, 1950 / Age:
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
Private First Class Mike W. Dutchak
Billings 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 19, 1950 / Age:
1950
Private First Class Leonard J. Weber
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 03, 1950 / Age: 20
Died in service in Columbia, South Carolina
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:
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
1950
Sergeant First Class Kenneth F. Nickerson
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 07, 1950 / Age: 38
Died in the army hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico of a heart attack.
1950
Master Sergeant Ray Point
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 04, 1950 / Age: 35
Killed in action in North Korea