State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

Korean War

James E. Trepanier photo 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:

Leonard J. Weber photo 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

Harold R Halvorson photo 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:

Frank R. Faulhaber photo 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:

Joseph M. Orr photo 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:

Peter White Lightning photo 1950

Private Peter White Lightning

Sioux County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:27th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 11, 1950 / Age: 22

Ronald Wayne Hagen photo 1950

Private Ronald Wayne Hagen

Grand Forks County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Battery

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: 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.

Michael A. Dworshak photo 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.

Morrlyn Dwight Kranzler photo 1950

Private First Class Morrlyn Dwight Kranzler

Grand Forks, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D

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

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:5th Marines

Date of Loss: August 17, 1950 / Age: 19

Lawrence Clover photo 1950

Corporal Lawrence Clover

Pembina 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 05, 1950 / Age:

Duncan Lafrance Thorsteinson photo 1950

Private Duncan Lafrance Thorsteinson

Bantry, ND

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 16, 1950 / Age: 21

Killed in action.

Peter W. Tompkins photo 1899

Private Peter W. Tompkins

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C - Grafton

Date of Loss: April 12, 1899 / Age:

Killed in action at Paete

Alfred C. Almen photo 1899

Private Alfred C. Almen

Branch of Service: National Guard

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C - Grafton

Date of Loss: April 12, 1899 / Age:

Killed in action at Paete

Lebanon

Todd Anthony Kraft photo 1983

Lance Corporal Todd Anthony Kraft

Devils Lake, ND

Lebanon

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: G Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2/8 Battalion Landing Team

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:22nd Marine Amphibious Unit

Date of Loss: December 04, 1983 / Age: 19

The evening of December 4th a reinforced squad of Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, led by Sgt Manuel A.

Panama (Operation Just Cause)

Garreth Charles Isaak photo 1989

Corporal Garreth Charles Isaak

Harvey, ND

Panama (Operation Just Cause)

Branch of Service: Marines

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Light Armored Recon Battalion

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

Date of Loss: December 20, 1989 / Age: 22

Corporal Isaak's Squad came under intense hostile fire while attempting to secure their objective. Reacting swiftly, he continued to advance toward the building in order to clear it of hostile forces of unknown size.