State Heroes
Korean War
1952
Corporal Ruben Wahl
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: November 14, 1952 / Age: 24
Died in service in Ft Campbell, Kentucky
1952
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:
1952
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
1952
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
1952
1st Lieutenant Donn Herbert Haugen
Grand Forks, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: April 29, 1952 / Age: 25
1952
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.
1952
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.
1952
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.
1952
Private Henry R. Privratsky
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: August 21, 1952 / Age: 21
Died in service in Austin, Texas
1952
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
1952
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:
1951
Corporal Raymond S. Porter
Morton County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: F Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:2d Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 10, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Walter D. Lien
Walsh County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:35th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:25th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: January 29, 1951 / Age: 27
1951
Private First Class Clifford T. Gilstad
McKenzie County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Medical Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 10, 1951 / Age:
Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades in North Korea on November 10, 1951. His remains were never recovered.
1951
Private Harvey E. Swartzel Jr.
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: July 02, 1951 / Age: 19
Died in service in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
1952
Technical Sergeant Melvin E. Sarkilahti
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:1st SHORAN Beacon Squadron
Date of Loss: October 16, 1952 / Age: 26
Just after midnight on October 16, 1952, a C-46 Commando (tail number 44-77538) carrying four crew members and twenty-one passengers departed Kangnung Air Base for a night courier flight to Pohang Air Base.