State Heroes

Corporal Thomas R. Downie

Ward County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: May 14, 1953 / Age: 22

He was seriously wounded by the enemy in North Korea on September 6, 1952 and returned to duty on September 13, 1952 and was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on May 14, 1953.

Seaman Apprentice Gilbert B. Volk

Korean War

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: January 28, 1953 / Age: 19

Died in service in Oakland, California 

Private First Class Edwin Rakes

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 02, 1953 / Age: 22

Died in service in Hot Springs, Montana

Private First Class James P. Laughy

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company G

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion

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

Date of Loss: February 27, 1953 / Age: 22

Private First Class Laughy was a member of the 1st Marine Division. He was Wounded in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea and died of those wounds on February 27, 1953.

2nd Lieutenant Raymond H. Palon Jr.

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: February 17, 1953 / Age: 22

Died in service in Grand Marias, Minnesota

Corporal Leonard E. Aarons

Dickey County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: May 02, 1953 / Age:

Private First Class Herbert Avery

Watford City, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:140th Medium Tank Battalion

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 19, 1953 / Age: 23

First Lieutenant Thomas W. Benson

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

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

Date of Loss: February 26, 1953 / Age: 25

Killed in action in Korea

Private First Class Harry James Barth

Almont, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:235th Field Artillery Observation Battalion

Date of Loss: June 11, 1953 / Age: 20

Listed as Missing in Action, while assigned to an observation post near Sok Chang-Ni N. Korea, which had been subjected to heavy mortar & artillery barrages. On June 11, 1953, his status was changed to Killed in Action Remains Not Recovered.

Private First Class John Joseph Doyle Jr.

Valley City, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: August 11, 1953 / Age: 21

Non-hostile death.

Private First Class Arnold J. Houdek

Grafton, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E

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

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

Date of Loss: February 19, 1953 / Age: 22

He was Killed in Action while on patrol in the "Little Gibraltar" area of North Korea.

Private James D. Mammel

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: March 10, 1953 / Age: 21

Died in service in Ellendale, ND

Corporal Gerald Joseph Day

New Rockford, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Recon Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Anglico

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

Date of Loss: February 28, 1953 / Age: 20

Corporal Eugene H. Falcon

Williams County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 3rd Platoon, Company I

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion

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

Date of Loss: July 04, 1953 / Age: 21

He was on a night patrol near "Outpost Dagmar" (Hill 355) in North Korea when he was killed by enemy small arms fire.

Private First Class Ronald J. Geis

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: June 23, 1953 / Age: 20

Killed in action in Korea

Private William R. Magyar

Stark County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

Date of Loss: March 23, 1953 / Age: