State Heroes

Private First Class Darwyn L. Hagen

Grand Forks County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 35th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 16, 1952 / Age:

Corporal Ervin E. Mautz

McLean County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 14th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 25th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 01, 1952 / Age:

Sergeant George Jangula

Emmons County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: March 30, 1952 / Age: 20

2nd Lieutenant William Sproat Smith Jr.

Carrington, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 8th Fighter-Bomber Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 49th Fighter-Bomber Group

Date of Loss: March 28, 1952 / Age: 24

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

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

Lieutenant Commander William F. Tueting Jr.

Korean War, World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 24, 1952 / Age: 36

Died in service in Silver Springs, Maryland

Captain Cecil William Brandsted

Amenia, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Air Force

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 730th Bomber Squadron

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 452nd Bomber Wing

Date of Loss: March 22, 1952 / Age: 30

While on an armed reconnaissance near Kangdong, contact was lost with the aircraft. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on February 28, 1954.

Seaman Apprentice Thomas J. Olson

Korean War

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: March 22, 1952 / Age: 19

Died in service in Norfolk, Virgina

Private First Class Harold O. Georgeson

Benson County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

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

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

Date of Loss: March 09, 1952 / Age:

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.

2nd Lieutenant Jason C. Larson

Cass County, ND

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 15th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: February 16, 1952 / Age:

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:

Sergeant Richard V. Reiter

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 38th Infantry Regiment

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

Date of Loss: February 07, 1952 / Age: 21

Died in service in Japan

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.

Private First Class Phillip W. Rydberg

Korean War

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 15th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division

Date of Loss: January 27, 1952 / Age: 18

Killed in action in Korea

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