State Heroes Total:
3938
Service Branch

Korean War

Edwin Rakes photo 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

Harold Raymond Wallender photo 1953

Private First Class Harold Raymond Wallender

Hazen, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:76th Engineer Construction Battalion

Date of Loss: March 21, 1953 / Age:

The brakes on his grader failed and it crashed into a bulldozer. He was taken to the 121st Evacuation Hospital where he died.

Raymond H. Palon Jr. photo 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

Thomas R. Downie photo 1953

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.

Thomas W. Benson photo 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

Herbert Avery photo 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

Leonard E. Aarons photo 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:

James D. Mammel photo 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

John Joseph Doyle photo 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.

Ronald J. Geis photo 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

Arnold J. Houdek photo 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.

George E. Keller photo 1953

Private George E. Keller

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: July 31, 1953 / Age: 22

Died in service at Ft Leonard Wood, MO

Harry James Barth photo 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.

Gerald Joseph Day photo 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

Eugene H. Falcon photo 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.