State Heroes
Korean War
1953
Master Sergeant James K. Dionne
Grand Forks, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 32d Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 23, 1953 / Age:
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.
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
First Lieutenant Thomas W. Benson
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment
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 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
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 9th Infantry Regiment
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
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
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 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
Sergeant First Class Ingvald O. Nelson
Korean War, World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: January 01, 1953 / Age: 38
Died in service in Snyder, Oklahoma
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:
1952
Private Alfred A. Loken
McKenzie County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 179th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 45th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: December 25, 1952 / Age:
1952
2nd Lieutenant Robert A. Moe
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: December 11, 1952 / Age: 22
Died in service in Holopaw, Florida
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
Airman 1st Class Beryl D. Maas
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: November 11, 1952 / Age: 19
Died in service in England
1953
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
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 5th Marine Regiment
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.