State Heroes Total:
3940
Service Branch

Korean War

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

Thomas F. Murphy photo 1950

Corporal Thomas F. Murphy

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:16th Recon Squadron

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

Date of Loss: September 10, 1950 / Age:

Dale D. Crow photo 1950

Private Dale D. Crow

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

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

Date of Loss: September 09, 1950 / Age: 17

On 9 September 1950, PVT Dale Duane Crow was involved in an attack against a strongly defended enemy position on Hill 285 near Sibi-ri, south of Taigi, South Korea. It was during this attack that Crow was seriously injured.

James Alfred Rippin photo 1950

Lieutenant Colonel James Alfred Rippin

Fort Totten, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters

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

Date of Loss: November 13, 1950 / Age: 31

His airplane crashed while on a flight from Japan to Korea.

Donald Leroy Duff photo 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.

Nicholas A. Pfliger photo 1950

Corporal Nicholas A. Pfliger

Hazen, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:21st Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: July 11, 1950 / Age:

Herbert Edward Buik photo 1950

Private Herbert Edward Buik

Wells County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

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

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

Date of Loss: July 26, 1950 / Age:

He was captured during the Korean War and interned as a Prisoner of War. He was not among those returned at the wars end, and is listed as Missing in Action. His remains have never been recovered.

Wilmer R. Pfeifle photo 1950

Corporal Wilmer R. Pfeifle

Hettinger County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: August 19, 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.

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

Isador Driscoll photo 1899

Corporal Isador Driscoll

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.