State Heroes
Korean War
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
1953
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
1953
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
1953
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:
1953
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
1953
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.
1953
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.
1953
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.
1953
Private James D. Mammel
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: March 10, 1953 / Age: 21
Died in service in Ellendale, ND
1953
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
1953
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.
1953
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
1952
Private First Class Charles R. Hermes
Richland County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:223rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:40th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 27, 1952 / Age: 24
1952
Private Arby A. Fryer Jr.
Cass County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:120th Engineer Combat Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: July 06, 1952 / Age: 18
1952
Private Alton Elmer Graf
Kintyre, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: August 18, 1952 / Age: 22
He was listed as Missing in Action when carried away by a flash flood while crossing the river near Inje, North Korea on August 18, 1952 and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
1952
Private First Class Lloyd Marvin Berger
Grand Forks, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company H
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 07, 1952 / Age:
Non-hostile death. Private First Class Lloyd Marvin Berger was a member of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division and died of other causes on February 7, 1952 near Toch'ang-ni, North Korea.