FALLEN
Korean War
1951
Private Louis D. Olson
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: December 30, 1951 / Age: 22
Died in service in Carroll, Iowa
1951
Private First Class Louis C. Kelly
Sioux County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:19th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:24th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: October 15, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private William J. Lafrance
McHenry County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: B Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: February 04, 1951 / Age: 21
Awarded the Silver Star posthumously.
1951
Private First Class Robert O. Haugen
Stutsman County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:8th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: November 21, 1951 / Age:
1951
Corporal Russell D. Peterson
Nelson County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: C Company
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: March 12, 1951 / Age: 23
1951
Lieutenant Colonel Leland P. Molland
Fargo, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:Headquarters Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:15th Air Force
Date of Loss: May 16, 1951 / Age: 32
"Lieutenant Colonel Molland was the pilot of a T-33A Shooting Star fighter with the Headquarters Squadron, 49th Fighter Bomber Group.
1951
Corporal John R. Ogilvie
Ramsey County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: June 05, 1951 / Age:
1951
1st Lieutenant Charles Herbert Blomberg
Dickinson, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:36th Fighter Bomber Squadron
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:8th Fighter Bomber Group
Date of Loss: July 01, 1951 / Age: 22
While on a combat mission, his aircraft received a direct hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded in mid-air and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on December 31, 1953.
1951
Private Arne O. Moe
Walsh County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:17th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:7th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: September 01, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Robert W. Keenan
Korean War
Branch of Service: Air Force
Date of Loss: November 27, 1951 / Age: 21
Died in service at Ellington Air Force Base, Texas
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
1951
Sergeant Bruce I. Lovdokken
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 25, 1951 / Age: 18
Killed in action in Korea
1951
Private First Class Meinhardt Rennich
Sheridan County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: G Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:7th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: October 03, 1951 / Age:
1951
Corporal Melvin E. Lokken
Barnes County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:8th Cavalry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:1st Cavalry Division
Date of Loss: October 20, 1951 / Age:
1951
Private First Class Allen Lyle Mettler
Drake, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: K Company
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:9th Infantry Regiment
Date of Loss: February 12, 1951 / Age: 21
He was captured and unaccounted for when the war ended and was listed as Missing in Action. His remains were recovered, identified, and returned to the United Sates in 2006.