State Heroes

Private Donald L. Monson

Walsh County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: September 26, 1952 / Age:

Private Alfred A. Loken

McKenzie County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:45th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: December 25, 1952 / Age:

Fireman Apprentice Hugo C. Herman

Korean War

Branch of Service: Navy

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Hobson

Date of Loss: April 26, 1952 / Age: 20

Killed in action on the USS Hobson

Private First Class John Anthony Berg

Grand Forks, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 5th Marines

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

Date of Loss: January 04, 1952 / Age: 21

1st Lieutenant Donn Herbert Haugen

Grand Forks, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: April 29, 1952 / Age: 25

Private First Class Olai Joseph Twenge

Hatton, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: February 19, 1952 / Age: 23

He died of severe burns when his bunker caught fire near Kal-Gol, North Korea.

Major Carl Edward Soreide

Bowman, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Marine Attack Squadron 212

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Marine Air Group 12

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

Date of Loss: July 23, 1952 / Age: 27

While on a combat mission, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded and crashed. His remains were never recovered. 

Airman 1st Class Courtney C. Furnberg

Fargo, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: July 02, 1952 / Age:

Non-hostile Air Crash.

Sergeant Kenneth G. Eley

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company K

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

Date of Loss: October 15, 1952 / Age: 24

Killed in action in Korea

Sergeant Ellis R. Nell

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:18th Engineers Combat Battalion

Date of Loss: July 29, 1952 / Age: 21

Died in service in Germany

Private First Class Leroy James Sherman

Fargo, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Marines

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company

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

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

Date of Loss: October 03, 1952 / Age: 20

Private First Class Donald M. Leonhard

Morton County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:37th Field Artillery Battalion

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

Date of Loss: December 26, 1952 / Age:

Sergeant First Class Herbert F. Parker Jr.

Arnegard, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: I Company

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:3rd Battalion, 223rd Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: May 15, 1952 / Age:

Killed in Action while fighting in North Korea

Sergeant First Class Duane E. Ege

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:5th Infantry Regiment Combat Team

Date of Loss: February 09, 1952 / Age:

Airman 3rd Class Leore J. Kowarsch

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: August 09, 1952 / Age: 20

Died in service in Mobile, Alabama in a car accident

Airman 3rd Class Herman W. Lunde

Branch of Service: Air Force

Date of Loss: September 11, 1952 / Age: 21

Died in service in Chillicothe, Ohio